INTERSTATE COMMERCE

Bills and resolutions

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H1341 [5MR]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 2912), S3401 [24AP]

Crime: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise (see H.R. 6491), H6576 [15JY]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 6927), H8396 [17SE]

———provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 6713), H7785 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet skill game facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see S. 3616), S9657 [26SE]

Drugs: prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 6486), H6472 [14JY]

Fish and fishing: establish a program to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (see S. 2688), S1521 [4MR] (see H.R. 5738), H2150 [9AP] (see H.R. 5956), H3018 [1MY]

Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (see H. Res. 936), H456 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (see S. 3271), S6868 [16JY]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper (see S. 3666), S10324 [1OC] (see H.R. 6831), H7808 [1AU]

Taxation: regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 6278), H5481 [17JN]

Wildlife: protect captive wildlife and make technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 4933), H293 [16JA]

Letters

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7925, H7926 [9SE]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7925 [9SE]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7925 [9SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7925 [9SE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7926 [9SE]

Remarks in House

Crime: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise (H.R. 6491), E1457 [15JY]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 6927), E1823 [17SE]

Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (H. Res. 936), H1448, H1455-H1457 [11MR], H1706 [14MR], E61 [23JA]

Taxation: regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H.R. 5267), E137 [7FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 4081), H7918-H7928 [9SE], E1749, E1752, E1755 [10SE]

———role of cigarette trafficking in funding terrorist activities, E1752 [10SE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (H.R. 6278), E1251 [17JN]

Wildlife: protect captive wildlife and make technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 4933), H1781, H1782 [31MR], E1 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Fish and fishing: establish a program to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (S. 2688), S1523 [4MR]

Food industry: lift ban on interstate distribution of State-inspected meat, S4242 [15MY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (S. 2477), S3681 [1MY], S3970 [8MY]

Motor vehicles: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (S. 3271), S6871 [16JY]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (S. 239), unanimous-consent request, S4920 [3JN]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper (S. 3666), S10325 [1OC]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1027), unanimous-consent request, S2036 [13MR]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, S7545 [28JY]

Reports filed

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 110-420), S6722 [15JY]

Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals Anniversary: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 936) (H. Rept. 110-544), H1444 [10MR]

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4081) (H. Rept. 110-836), H7955 [9SE]

Protect Captive Wildlife and Make Technical Corrections to Certain Laws: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4933) (H. Rept. 110-551), H1820 [31MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 936, Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals anniversary, H1455 [11MR]

H.R. 4081, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, H7918-H7924 [9SE]

H.R. 4933, protect captive wildlife and make technical corrections to certain laws, H1781 [31MR]

S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, S1523 [4MR]

S. 3271, amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles, S6872 [16JY]