Bill Detail
S. 5486
Congress: 119
Title
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.
Summary
No summary published on Congress.gov yet — common for recently introduced bills.
Sponsor
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced
2026-09-23
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Bill Engagement
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…
Sponsor
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]D
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cosponsors
Solely sponsored — no cosponsors yet
LDA engagement
No active filings
Introduced
2026-09-23