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HJRES 105 107th Congress House

Textile and Apparel Recognition Act

Official title: Calling on the President to take all necessary steps under existing law and international trade agreements to respond to the serious injury currently being exp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Calling on the President to take all necessary steps under existing law and international trade agreements to respond to the serious injury currently being experienced by the United States textile and apparel industry, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2002 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Clothing industryCommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirements
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Currency devaluationExportsFree tradeImport quotasImport restrictionsImportsInternational AffairsNontariff trade barriersTariffTextile industryTrade agreementsTrade negotiations
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 11, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 11, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1244)
Jul 11, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Textile and Apparel Recognition Act - Calls upon the President to: (1) ensure enforcement of U.S. trade laws with respect to trade practices resulting in harm to the U.S. textile and apparel industry; (2) ensure enforcement of international trade agreements with respect to the U.S. textile and apparel industry, including existing safeguard remedies available under the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement; (3) ensure enforcement of existing quota and tariff regulations to prevent further illegal circumvention of the U.S. textile import restraint program; (4) deny requests from trading partners of the United States for unilateral liberalization by the United States of its textile and apparel market other than that provided for under existing international trade agreements; and (5) implement strategies to open foreign markets to provide equitable access for goods exported by the U.S. textile and apparel industry.

Directs the President when conducting negotiations to enter into trade agreements with other countries to take into account potential foreign currency devaluations so that such countries do not receive the benefit of reduced tariffs while at the same time making their exports more cost-competitive on the international market through such currency devaluations. Requires the President to report annually to Congress on the ability of the U.S. textile manufacturing sector to compete with the textile industry in other countries when foreign currencies are devalued.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 105: Textile and Apparel Recognition Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-105/
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"H.J. Res. 105: Textile and Apparel Recognition Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-105/.
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H.J. Res. 105, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-105/.
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