On July 27, 2010, the President signed into law H.J. Res. 83, which renews the import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Senators Snowe (R) and Collins (R) and Representatives Michaud (D) and Pingree (D) called on President Obama to conduct an in-depth examination of China’s unfair subsidization of its domestic paper industry. These Senator and Representatives were joined by over 100 lawmakers from 30 states in asking the President to use the study as the basis for action to remedy unfair trade practices.
On July 27, 2010, Senator Collins (R), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Murray (D), introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend port security programs now in place in the U.S. The measure, “The SAFE Port Reauthorization Act of 2010,” would extend anti-terrorism protections designed to safeguard the U.S. shipping lanes and seaports from attack and sabotage. (Senators Collins and Murray coauthored the original SAFE Port Act in 2005.)