1. Trade Pact, Energy, Many Other Issues Crowding Calendar As Recess Nears.
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Goode, Darren, Vaughan, Martin, Cohn, Peter, Peterson, Molly M., Scully, Megan, Heil, Emily, Klein, Alyson, Wodele, Greta, Wegner, Mark, Koffler, Keith, and Clark, Drew
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LEGISLATIVE bills ,LEGISLATORS ,FREE trade ,COMMERCIAL treaties ,IDENTITY theft - Abstract
This article reports that the last week of July 2005 is bottleneck week for U.S. lawmakers, as the number of issues vying for attention exceeds the amount of time left before lawmakers leave town for the five-week August recess. Much of the attention will focus on the Central America Free Trade Agreement, which House GOP leaders hope to bring to a vote as early as possible. A number of other issues are competing for time on the floor or in committee, or for the attention of leaders. These include efforts to reach compromises on comprehensive energy legislation and federal transportation reauthorization language, stem-cell legislation, bills dealing with identity theft and, possibly, a vote on a permanent repeal of the estate tax.
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- 2005