Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles

Monitoring and advocacy on issues pertaining to intellectual property protection, retail industry, trade, technology and data protection.

Discussions regarding textile waste, reuse and recycling S.3878, Americas Act H.R. 7571, Americas Act H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act H.R.2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 10454, Textile Waste Reduction Act S. 351, Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.9617, Coordinating and Harnessing Americas Recovery of Minerals Act (CHARM) Act H.R.9615, Battery Recycling for Americas Competitive Economy (BRACE) Act No bill Numbers for: Strengthening Textile Industry Through Competitive Home-Manufacturing (STITCH) Act

- Federal procurement of textiles, apparel, and uniforms - U.S. tariff policy - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 - Expanding the Berry Amendment and other domestic preferences in Federal procurement - U.S. Customs enforcement policy and oversight - Non-available manufacturing inputs and machinery - Make American Flags in America Act (H.R.1421, S.900) - USMCA review - AGOA renewal - Haiti HOPE/HELP renewal

Issues related to trade.

US free trade agreements and enforcement; Section 232, 301, 122 tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration; Berry Amendment expansion

FY2026 and FY2027 NDAA -- all issues related to textiles and apparel, Berry Amendment, Procurement, DPA Title III, IBAS Funding, CMMC, Simplified Acquisition Threshold. FY2026 and FY 2027 Defense Appropriations Bill --all issues related to textiles and apparel, Berry Amendment, Procurement, DPA Title III, IBAS Funding, CMMC, Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) PL 114-159: ITC report to Congress on recommendations for a miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) and MTB legislation; China 301 tariffs -- monitoring ongoing 301 process and exclusions and potential new 301 cases; EPA regulations and potential legislation on PFAS; de minimus reform and IEEPA lawsuit and refunds; customs reforms -- issues affecting textiles and apparel, Western Hemisphere trade, and trade with China; 301 investigation into Nicaragua's labor and human rights abuses and rule of law; Ongoing enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA); unilateral tariff actions and investigations by the Executive branch -- IEEPA tariffs, including fentanyl tariffs and reciprocity tariffs; Section 122 tariffs; Section 232 actions on upholstered furniture; Preservation of duty-free treatment for qualifying trade from USMCA and DR-CAFTA regions; 2026 USMCA review; S 1241/HR 2548 -- Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 -- secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian energy; All Section 232 and 301 investigations and impacts on textile industry.

Issues related to trade/tariffs in apparel; Issues related to H.R. 7230/S.1919 - Buying American Cotton Act of 2026.

Reduction and prevention of fraud in declared origin and value of textiles imported from Central America and other regions.

- Issues related to the circular fashion and textiles industry - H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components. - Issues related to secondhand sales.