About the bill
The African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA (Title I, Trade and Development Act of 2000; P.L. 106–200) is a piece of legislation that was approved by the U.S. Congress in May 2000. The purpose of this legislation is to assist the economies of sub-Saharan Africa and to improve economic relations between the United States and the region. After completing its initial 15-year period of validity, the AGOA legislation was extended on 29 June 2015 by a further 10 years, to 2025.
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Sponsor and status
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Enacted — Signed by the President on May 18, 2000
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on May 18, 2000.
75 Cosponsors (39 Republicans, 36 Democrats)
Position statements
History
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Feb 2, 1999
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 11, 1999
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jul 16, 1999
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 250 (106th). |
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Jul 16, 1999
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Nov 3, 1999
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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May 4, 2000
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 488 (106th). |
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May 4, 2000
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 489 (106th). |
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May 4, 2000
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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May 11, 2000
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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May 18, 2000
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 434 (106th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 434. This is the one from the 106th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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