AFRICA

Amendments

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), S4437, S4443 [4AU], S4448, S4449, S4479 [5AU], S4527, S4528 [6AU], S4554, S4555 [7AU], H5377 [1SE]

Articles and editorials

Why Is Renewing AGOA Strategic for U.S.-Africa Minerals Diplomacy?, H640 [12JA]

Bills and resolutions

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 1025), H1921 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish initiative to bolster defense cooperation with Abraham Accords countries (see S. 4219), S1668 [26MR] (see H.R. 9322), H4117 [15JN]

——— report on effects of child soldiering in Africa on U.S. national security interests (see H.R. 9256), H4085 [10JN]

Dept. of State: annually issue list of China-origin entities carrying out mining involving forced labor or causing environmental harm in certain African countries (see S. 4473), S2171 [30AP] (see H.R. 8621), H3330 [30AP]

——— conduct comprehensive review of whether to designate Rapid Support Forces of Sudan as Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization (see H.R. 8301), H2924 [15AP]

——— develop strategy for countering expansion of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) in Mali (see H.R. 10195), H5361 [31AU]

——— modify duties of Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Normalization Agreements (see H.R. 9147), H3909 [4JN]

——— reassess U.S.-Tanzania bilateral relationship (see S. 4577), S2373 [19MY]

——— require comprehensive report on U.S. efforts to address religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria (see H.R. 7457), H2117 [10FE]

——— suspend bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance to Somalia (see H.R. 8334), H2959 [16AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: report to Congress on barriers to Somaliland’s access to U.S. financial system (see H.R. 7993), H2620 [19MR]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on foreign persons and foreign governments participating in or facilitating recruitment of foreign nationals from African countries to fight in war in Ukraine (see H.R. 8718), H3341 [7MY]

Foreign trade: ensure that goods made using or containing cobalt extracted or processed with use of child or forced labor in Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter U.S. market (see H.R. 10346), H5531 [10SE]

——— prohibit imposition of any duty and revoke countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco (see S. 4418), S2080 [28AP] (see H.R. 8583), H3294 [29AP]

History: recognize historical significance of slave ship Clotilda, condemn U.S. role in Atlantic slave trade, and acknowledge lasting impact on African Americans (see H. Res. 1086), H2332 [26FE]

Immigration: prohibit immigration relief for certain citizens or nationals of Somalia (see H.R. 7359), H2030 [4FE]

International relations: impose sanctions relative to any foreign person that violates or knowingly undermines Washington Accords between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda (see H.R. 8704), H3341 [7MY]

Morocco: impose sanctions on Polisario Front for cooperation with Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization (see S. 4063), S1009 [11MR] (see H.R. 9982), H5206 [30JY]

National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day: designate (see H. Res. 1516), H5519 [8SE]

SEC: repeal certain disclosure requirements relative to conflict minerals (see H.R. 7085), H918 [15JA]

Sudan: promote efforts to bring about stability and security (see S. 4726), S2698 [9JN]

——— require agency reports on any procurement waiver made by U.S. President (see H.R. 8610), H3329 [30AP]

U.S. African Development Foundation: abolish (see H.R. 7605), H2233 [20FE]

——— terminate (see S. 3748), S377 [29JA]

Cloture motions

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), S4449 [5AU], S4542 [7AU]

——— extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), motion to proceed, S4365 [30JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Mali: President Trump, S4227 [22JY], H5127 [22JY]

National Emergency Relative to South Sudan: President Trump, S1612 [25MR], H2698 [25MR]

Motions

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), S4360 [30JY], S4415 [4AU], S4449 [5AU], S4554 [7AU]

Remarks in House

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), H637–H642 [12JA]

——— extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), Senate amendments, H5377–H5385 [1SE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic minorities (H. Res. 1025), E82 [30JA]

Financial institutions: establish strategy to support African and Caribbean diaspora engagement in development through reduced remittance costs, investment incentives, and institutional partnerships (H.R. 4586), H5461 [2SE]

Immigration: prohibit immigration relief for certain citizens or nationals of Somalia (H.R. 7359), H2015 [4FE]

Mining and mineral resources: express support for strengthening U.S.-Africa partnerships in critical minerals development (H. Res. 179), H5461 [2SE]

Nigeria: increase withholding threshold on assistance until certain measures to address violence and religious persecution are met, H4522 [15JY]

Religion: combat persecution of Christians in Nigeria, H4483 [15JY]

Sudan: condemn continued violence and call for increased U.S. role in ending conflict, H4267 [29JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, E160 [24FE]

United Arab Emirates: prohibit sales and issuance of licenses for export of certain defense articles (H.R. 2059), H2927 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), S537 [9FE], S540 [10FE], S4448, S4450, S4463, S4469 [5AU], S4542, S4546, S4554, S4555 [7AU]

——— extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), motion to proceed, S4401, S4402, S4403, S4404, S4405 [3AU], S4415–S4418, S4421 [4AU], S4448 [5AU]

Sudan: condemn continued violence and call for increased U.S. role in ending conflict, S4238 [22JY]

U.S. African Development Foundation: funding, S414 [30JA]

Reports filed

Preventing External Aggression and Conflict Escalation (PEACE) in Sudan Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 4726), S4283 [27JY]

Reassessing the U.S.-Tanzania Bilateral Relationship Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 4577), S4283 [27JY]

Repeal Certain SEC Disclosure Requirements Relative to Conflict Minerals: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 7085) (H. Rept. 119–560), H2620 [19MR]

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2236), S552 [10FE]

Texts of

H.R. 6500, AGOA Extension Act, H637 [12JA]