The US Congress was not able to reconcile the textile parity-related bills passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. The US Congress will convene again in January when discussions regarding the bill will continue. The bills contain provisions that would allow Caribbean and Central American nations to export apparel to the US under similar conditions to those awarded Mexico as a signatory of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Senate passed bill limits the granting of textile-parity to apparel manufactured using US materials. The House of Representatives bill is more flexible.
