House Foreign Affairs Set to Markup AGOA Enhancement Bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to markup the African Growth and Opportunity Act Enhancement Act of 2015, HR-2845 (here), on Oct. 28, the committee said in a release (here). Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce introduced the legislation in…
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June, alongside a bipartisan coalition that includes Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., one of AGOA’s primary supporters. The legislation pushes for improvements to rule of law, electoral transparency and promotes the role of women in sub-Saharan African society. The bill calls on the administration to create an AGOA website, which would include information on technical assistance, outcomes of AGOA forums, as well as other materials. The legislation would also implement a number of measures to boost capacity building among AGOA beneficiaries.