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Opposing any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized System of Preferences.

Introduced: October 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution supports reauthorizing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) but opposes any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the GSP. Further, it recognizes that including apparel, textiles, and footwear in the GSP would be detrimental to certain imports to the United States and to jobs that depend on the trade generated by those imports.

What's happening now October 2, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 3, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 13, 2020
McHenry, Patrick
· Oct 13, 2020
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 2, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1178: Opposing any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized System of Preferences.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1178/
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"H. Res. 1178: Opposing any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized System of Preferences.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1178/.
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H. Res. 1178, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1178/.
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[H. Res. 1178: Opposing any inclusion of apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized System of Preferences.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1178/)
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