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HELP Extension Act of 2023 Introduced in the House

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26 September 2023
Congress
Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) introduced the HELP Extension Act of 2023 (H.R. 5614) in the...

APEP Leaders Set Early November Meeting

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26 September 2023
APEP
Roberto Álvarez, Dominican Republic’s Foreign Minister, has told Dominican news outlet CDN that...

CBP Updates UFLPA Dashboard with August 2023 Data

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26 September 2023
CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act dashboard...

CBP Releases August 2023 Monthly Update

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26 September 2023
CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released their latest monthly operational update for August...

Three Entities Added to UFLPA Entity List

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26 September 2023
DHS
The Department of Homeland Security has added three new entities to the UFLPA Entity List. “Effective...

Update on the Federal Budget

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22 September 2023
Congress
All of Washington is talking about a possible government shutdown and here is a brief update of...

Blinken Addresses Security Situation in Haiti

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22 September 2023
State Dept
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about the security situation in Haiti at a meeting today,...

Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Reforming GSP

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21 September 2023
Congress
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on Reforming the Generalized System...

CBP Seizes Millions in Counterfeit Accessories in Chicago and Louisville

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21 September 2023
CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that they have seized counterfeit accessories...

CORE Releases More Initial Assessments

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20 September 2023
Forced Labor
The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) has published another Initial...

House Committee Holds Hearing on Mapping America’s Supply Chains: Solutions to Unleash Innovation, Boost Economic Resilience, and Beat China

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20 September 2023
Congress
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce held a hearing this...

Yellen Delivers Remarks at Bloomberg Transition Finance Action Forum

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20 September 2023
Treasury
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen headed to New York for Climate Week to unveil new initiatives to...

U.S. and Bangladesh Hold 7th TICFA Council Meeting

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20 September 2023
USTR
The U.S. and Bangladesh held the 7th meeting of the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment...

20th AGOA Forum Scheduled in November

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20 September 2023
USTR
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and South African Minister of Trade, Industry, and...

CBP Modifies Supermax Corporation Bhd. WRO

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20 September 2023
CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced yesterday that it would no longer detain disposable...

Gallagher Calls on Blinken, Mayorkas to Fully Enforce UHRPA and UFLPA

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19 September 2023
Congress
China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony...