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HR 5603 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Burma Child labor Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clothing industry Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic East Asia Employee rights Ethnic relations Families Forced labor Government Operations and Politics

To prohibit the importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma.

Introduced: October 30, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Nov 3, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 30, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 30, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prohibits the importation into the United States of textile or apparel products from Burma until the President determines and certifies to Congress that it has made progress in: (1) reversing gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights and worker rights; (2) implementing democratic government; and (3) cooperating with U.S. counter-narcotics efforts.
What's happening now November 3, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3246 Identical bill A bill to prohibit the importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma.
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 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 30, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5603: To prohibit the importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5603/
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"H.R. 5603: To prohibit the importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5603/.
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H.R. 5603, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5603/.
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