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Increasing American Jobs Through Greater United States Exports to Africa and Latin America Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the President to create a strategy to double U.S. exports to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean within 10 years.
  • U.S. exporters, diplomatic staff, and Commerce Department officials will implement trade and investment initiatives in these regions.
  • The bill establishes two new coordinator positions and directs standardized training for U.S. trade and development officers.

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  1. 01

    How would doubling exports to Africa and Latin America affect different U.S. industries, and which sectors stand to gain the most?

  2. 02

    What specific barriers currently prevent American companies from exporting more to these regions, and how does this bill address them?

  3. 03

    Who would fund the new coordinator positions and training programs, and what is the expected return on this investment?

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Richard J. Durbin

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Introduced 2025-03-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-03 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S1461-1462)

  2. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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