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CA Lawmaker Says Stimulus Likely Before 2020 Runs Out: On the Hill
Rep. Lieu spoke to the challenges facing retailers this holiday season, and whether federal aid could help…
Kingpins24: Experts Predict Hemp’s Moment is Within Reach
Panelists at Kingpins24 theorized why it's taken so long for hemp to catch on throughout the denim industry…
CBTPA Gets 10 More Years as Key Trade Preference Program
President Trump signed "Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act" into law after passage by the…
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House Vote Keeps CBPTA Intact Until 2030, Benefiting Trade With Haiti
After lobbying for an extension of the CBTPA over the course of recent months, industry trade groups have…
California Garment Worker Act Stumbles Without Assembly Vote
"2020 has not been the best year," said State Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), who introduced the…
Retail Group Urges Washington to Take on Counterfeit Sellers on Amazon
Retailers are banding together to take on a common enemy: counterfeits that have proliferated on popular…
Trio of Congressional Bills Seeks to Mandate Made in USA PPE Production
The U.S. MADE Act calls for strict purchasing requirements of PPE and a manufacturing production tax credit…
NRF Sues Trump Over Visa Ban, Presses Congress on Retail Tax Credits for COVID Relief
The National Retail Federation is urging the federal government to ease the burden on retailers as COVID-19…
Trump Signs Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Into Law, Incurring China’s Wrath
President Trump signed a measure that would allow him to impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in…
Proposed PPP Loan Expansions Could Throw Small Merchants a Lifeline
The Senate is considering fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program that would give loan holders more time to…
Tennessee’s Sen. Blackburn Describes a ‘Different Market’ After COVID-19: On The Hill
Sourcing Journal spoke with Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about the implications of the Phase III…
Supreme Court Lets Colorado Online Tax Law Stand
Online shoppers may no longer be able to skirt state sales taxes thanks to a recent action by the U.S…
House Passes Bill To Revise Nation’s Chemical Regulations
Legislative progress is in the works for increased sustainability practices.
New Textile Enforcement and Security Act Reintroduced by Senator Hagan
Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) has reintroduced the Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) in an updated form…
US Trade: Don’t Count on Congress
Let’s face it, our common issue for the textile, footwear and apparel industry is COMMERCE, and that issue…