Senate bill · S. 5486 (119th Congress)
Amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental…
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (U.S. Senator for Rhode Island, Democratic)
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A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · U.S. Senate
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Full history
- Sep 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Sep 23, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 23, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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