U.S. Congress
Amazon VP Calls Antitrust Bill’s Threatened Fines ‘Outlandish and Extraordinary’
The bill aims to punish Big Tech firms for giving preferential treatment to their own products, an accusation…
Parkdale CEO Tells Congress Changing CAFTA Yarn Origin Rules Would be ‘Disaster’
Allowing third-party textile inputs in CAFTA "would open a backdoor" for China and other third-party…
Ocean Shipping Reform Gains Congressional Support
Lawmakers are doing double duty to escalate major changes to federal maritime law and address an "existential…
Fashion and Retail Groups Endorse Ocean Shipping Reform Act
"Now is the time for the Shipping Act to be modernized to address a 21st century supply chain," said NRF…
Fashion to Congress: ‘Our Industry Needs Help Now’
Covid-hit industry groups recommend a federal, short-term backstop to support trade credit insurance and…
Xinjiang Forced Labor Requires ‘Clear and Decisive Action’
Groups across fashion and retail urged Congress to forge an "holistic, transparent, and enforceable approach"…
NRF: Second Stimulus Checks ‘Will Help Carry 2020’s Momentum Into 2021’
In NRF's January Economic Review, chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said the availability of a vaccine during…
$2.5 Billion in Tariffs: What Lapse in Trade Programs Could Cost US Firms
AAFA's chief said the Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Trade Bill's expiration comes…
Congress Set to Vote on $900B Covid Stimulus Package
The package includes $345 billion in aid to small businesses and an extension in federal unemployment…
Why Amazon’s Antitrust Dilemma Boils Down to Third-Party Data
A House Subcommittee report called out Amazon's "pattern of exploiting sellers" as it states the case to…
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…
USMCA Could Bring Mexican Factories Under Scrutiny
As USMCA draws nearer to its enforcement date, new changes could put Mexican factories under a "magnifying…
Here’s How the $2 Trillion COVID-19 Emergency Aid Package Could Help Retail
A new relief aid package approved by the Senate but pending a House nod, allocates funds to prop up small…
Lawmakers Jump into the Furor Over Uyghur Forced Labor
A bill proposed by U.S. Representative James McGovern (D-MA) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) calls for a…
Congressional Leaders Reach $8.3 Billion Bipartisan Deal to Battle Coronavirus
Congressional leaders amass bipartisan support for $8.3 billion to fight the coronavirus as World Bank and…