3.0.0 816 2025-07-22T13:03:43Z 2025-07-22T13:03:43Z Senate S S 2025-03-03 119 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T21:09:14Z 2025-03-03 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S1461-1462) IntroReferral 2025-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2025-03-03 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2025-03-03 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2025-03-03 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2025-03-03 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance 2025-07-03T23:17:18Z

00 2025-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2025-07-22T13:03:16Z <p><strong>Increasing American Jobs Through Greater United States Exports to Africa and Latin America Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy&nbsp;and a standardized training plan to increase U.S. exports to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs the President to establish and submit to Congress a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The strategy shall focus on increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean by at least 200% in real dollar value within 10 years.</p><p>Additionally, the bill directs the President to&nbsp;develop a plan for standardized training of (1)&nbsp;U.S. and&nbsp;Foreign Commercial Service officers,&nbsp;and (2) economic officers of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also directs the Department of Commerce to (1)&nbsp;designate a Special Africa Export Strategy Coordinator, and (2)&nbsp;designate a Special Latin America and the Caribbean Export Strategy Coordinator. These coordinators shall oversee the development and implementation of the strategy to increase U.S. exports to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.</p>

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