TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS

Amendments

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355, S369, S370, S384 [7FE]

Articles and editorials

Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC] (see H.R. 5603), H11620 [30OC]

Foreign trade: provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H3172 [16MY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3097), S9033 [22SE]

———viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2148, 2149, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2157), S1117 [2MR]

Letters

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Carios Moore, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

———Roger W. Chastain, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

Prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma: Senator Harkin, S11134 [26OC]

Questions

Textile product safeguards and the 12 year product specific safeguards in the People's Republic of China World Trade Organization accession agreement: American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: price supports for wool and mohair, H5776, H5777 [11JY]

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur, H6923, H6924 [25JY], E1919 [25OC]

Foreign trade: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]

———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2568-H2571, H2578 [4MY]

Iran: lifting of U.S. sanctions on certain exports, H959 [14MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: GAO report on the effect of the garment and tourist industries on the economy, E238 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (S. 3246), S11133 [26OC]

Foreign trade: strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355-S367, S369-S373 [7FE], S485 [8FE]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134-S6137 [29JN], S11473-S11475 [1NO]

Tariff: viscose rayon yarn (S. 2148-2152, 2157), S1119 [2MR]

Tables

Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]

Texts of

S. 1052, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act, S370-S373 [7FE]

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]