CLOTHING INDUSTRY

Articles and editorials

Canadians Challenge California Pollution Rule Under NAFTA, S13661 [2NO]

Vision Unfulfilled, S13661 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S6791 [9JN] (see H.R. 1622), H2544 [29AP]

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see S. 1572), S10694 [9SE] (see H.R. 329), H267 [19JA]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 1549), S10390 [5AU]

Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile products (see H.R. 3066), H10032 [13OC]

FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), H643 [11FE]

Sweatshops: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H234 [7JA]

Tariff: water resistant wool trousers (see S. 65), S339 [19JA] (see H.R. 195), H238 [7JA]

———wool used in making suits (see S. 218), S344 [19JA] (see H.R. 1360), H1802 [25MR]

Letters

Tariff on wool used in making suits: several Senators, S14404 [9NO]

Lists

Working conditions in clothing manufacturing plants in El Salvador, S13658 [2NO]

Working conditions in clothing manufacturing plants in Guatemala, S13659 [2NO]

Working conditions in clothing manufacturing plants in Mexico, S13659 [2NO]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (H.R. 1622), E857 [5MY]

Children and youth: prohibit importation of children's sleepwear without labels required by CPSC flammability standards, H5674, H5675 [15JY]

Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile products (H.R. 3066), E2079 [13OC]

Fresno City College: tribute to Suiting Up for Success Project, E1827 [9SE], E1918 [22SE]

FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (H.R. 754), H10731-H10733 [25OC], E218 [11FE]

Sweatshops: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (H.R. 90), E47 [7JA]

Swoyersville, PA: anniversary, E1461 [1JY]

Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, H5745, H5746 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (S. 1197), S6797 [9JN]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 1549), S10464 [5AU]

DeRossi, Donald: Hendrick's House Distinguished Service Award recipient, S2459 [9MR]

Foreign trade: strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S13660, S13663, S13673 [2NO]

Tariff: wool used in making suits, S13778, S13779, S13791 [3NO], S14403, S14404 [9NO]

———wool used in making suits (S. 218), S665 [19JA]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of side agreements on labor standards relative to trade and investment policy with sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S13657-S13661, S13672 [2NO]

———negotiation of side agreements on tariff concessions relative to trade and investment policy with sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S13664-S13666, S13674 [2NO]

———negotiation of side agreements on the environment relative to trade and investment policy with sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S13661-S13664, S13673, S13674 [2NO]

Reports filed

Made in America Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 754) (H. Rept. 106-399), H10339 [19OC]

Texts of

H.R. 754, Made in America Information Act, H10731 [25OC]

S. 218, tariff on wool used in making suits, S665 [19JA]

S. 1197, Dog and Cat Protection Act, S6798 [9JN]

S. 1549, Child Labor Free Consumer Information Act, S10465-S10467 [5AU]