Senator Reintroduces Bill to Grow US Exports to Africa, Latin America

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reintroduced a bill March 3 aimed at boosting U.S. exports to Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Increasing American Jobs Through Greater U.S. Exports to Africa and Latin America Act would direct the president to develop a strategy to increase exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean by at least 200% in real dollar value within 10 years of the legislation’s enactment.

The bill, which has four Democratic and Republican co-sponsors, was referred to the Senate Banking Committee. It was included in the Senate-passed FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in the previous Congress but did not make it into the final version (see 2408160016).