TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS

Bills and resolutions

Clothing industry: honor Thai-American garment workers freed from El Monte, CA, sweatshop, acknowledge positive change as result of El Monte case, and recognize fight against such conditions and for corporate accountability (see S. Res. 346), S4555 [18SE] (see H. Res. 710), H4438 [20SE]

——— modify requirements for garments to be considered water resistant (see S. 1413), S1504 [3MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: include support for sustainable fibers in Local Agriculture Market Program (see S. 2667), S3756 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit employers from paying employees in garment industry by piece rate and require manufacturers and contractors in garment industry to register with Dept. of Labor (see S. 2817), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5502), H4345 [14SE]

Mongolia: promote trade with U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 3368), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 6539), H6049 [30NO]

National Seersucker Day: designate (see S. Res. 240), S2006 [7JN]

Seersucker Appreciation Month: designate (see S. Res. 240), S2006 [7JN]

Seersucker Thursday: designate (see S. Res. 240), S2006 [7JN]

Remarks in House

GAO: assess EPA efforts to combat fast fashion waste and to make apparel products more sustainable, H3130 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

Clothing industry: honor Thai-American garment workers freed from El Monte, CA, sweatshop, acknowledge positive change as result of El Monte case, and recognize fight against such conditions and for corporate accountability (S. Res. 346), S4698 [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit employers from paying employees in garment industry by piece rate and require manufacturers and contractors in garment industry to register with Dept. of Labor (S. 2817), S4698 [27SE]

National Seersucker Day: designate (S. Res. 240), S2011 [7JN]

Seersucker Appreciation Month: designate (S. Res. 240), S2011 [7JN]

Seersucker Thursday: designate (S. Res. 240), S2011 [7JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 240, National Seersucker Day, Seersucker Thursday, and Seersucker Appreciation Month, S2010 [7JN]

S. Res. 346, honor Thai-American garment workers freed from El Monte, CA, sweatshop, acknowledge positive change as result of El Monte case, and recognize fight against such conditions and for corporate accountability, S4556 [18SE]