On July 21, 2010, the Senate is expected to continue consideration of the Senate amendment of House-passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (Tax Extenders or Jobs bill). (The House-passed version of H.R. 4213 included cotton and wool fund provisions, etc.)
According to the House Majority Leader's office, on July 21, 2010, the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 4380, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 20091, under a supsension of the rules (which requires a 2/3 vote to pass).
On July 20, 2010, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 4842) as amended, to authorize appropriations for the Directorate of Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
On July 20, 2010, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 (H.R. 5604) to rescind amounts authorized for certain surface transportation programs.
On July 20, 2010, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Kerry (D), East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Webb (D), Senators Lieberman (ID), Lincoln (D), Begich (D), along with five other Democratic senators, endorsed the President’s call for a prompt resolution of outstanding issues to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). In a letter to President Obama, the senators argue that it is in the economic and security interests of the U.S. to move forward on the KORUS FTA.
The House Ways and Means Committee's Trade Subcommittee announced that it would hold a hearing on enhancing the U.S.-European Union (EU) trade relationship on July 27, 2010.