COMMITTEE REPORT

Volume 3 Issues: 2005

Volume 3, Issue 10 - December 30, 2005

• Policies submitted at Fall Forum
• Fall Forum boasts another successful trade seminar
• Governing in the Global Age seminar conducted
• Eminent domain limits breeze through U.S. House
• Bahrain FTA implementation legislation enacted

Volume 3, Issue 9 - October 20, 2005

• Allen and Fox continue as Chair and Staff Chair
• Trade policies renewed at Annual Meeting
• Fall Forum boasts another trade seminar
• Governing in the Global Age seminar scheduled

Volume 3, Issue 8 - June 15, 2005

• States on Trade listserv launched
• NCSL researches the arts as state policy asset
• U.S. House rebuffs SACI
• U.S. House approves arts and humanities funding
• U.S. Trade Representative revises offer under GATS

Volume 3, Issue 7 - June 10, 2005

• 2005 Annual Meeting & Exhibition deadlines approach
• Economic development partners project organized
• Tax incentive legislation introduced in Congress 
• Housing legislation introduced by Bush Administration
• CAFTA-DR to undergo mock markup

Volume 3, Issue 6 - May 31, 2005

• 2005 Annual Meeting & Exhibition planning underway 
• Portman confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative
• NCSL releases report from Working Group on energy and trade policy
• NCSL participates in joint letters opposing elimination of CDBG
• U.S. to implement WTO ruling in Antigua gambling case

Volume 3, Issue 5 - April 20, 2005

• Committee hosts trade seminar during Spring Forum
• Next up: 2005 Annual Meeting & Exhibition
• NCSL underscores concerns about CAFTA provisions
• Members of Congress air concerns about CAFTA
• GSE reform legislation introduced in Congress

Volume 3, Issue 4 - March 31, 2005

• NCSL releases new Preemption Monitor
• Federal officials headline NCSL Spring Forum
• Portman tapped as next U.S. Trade Representative
• USTR releases annual trade barrier report
• Small Business Administration funding restored in Senate budget
• Beef trade with Japan could reopen this summer

Volume 3, Issue 3 - March 20, 2005

• Spring Forum in Washington, D.C. rapidly approaches
• Community Development Grant supported by U.S. Senators
• Commerce testifies on community development grants
• Fannie Mae signs regulatory agreement
• NCSL releases Healthy Community Design Legislation database

Volume 3, Issue 2 - February 28, 2005

• Community development grants consolidated in Bush proposal
• Budget analysis released
• Fannie Mae fellowship made available to state officials
• Allgeier named Acting USTR
• Business tax incentives in Nebraska under revision
• Spring Forum scheduled in Washington, D.C.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - January 20, 2005

• Ohio loses appeal in tax-incentive case
• Canadian, Japanese beef trade headline Secretary's confirmation
• USTR's Zoellick nominated to Deputy Secretary of State post
• NLIHC "Out of Reach" housing report released
• Housing conference materials available online
• Spring Forum scheduled in Washington, D.C.