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HCONRES 128 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States.

Introduced: April 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AfricaCultural exchanges and relationsEconomic developmentForeign aid and international relief
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May 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 18, 2009
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 Latest action May 18, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States; and (2) the United States should pursue an integrated policy to advance economic development and trade relations with African nations and to foster strategic, political, economic, humanitarian, and cultural ties of mutual benefit to the United States and Africa.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2010
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 25, 2010
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 25, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 24, 2010
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 3, 2009
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 26, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 23, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 18, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 18, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 128: Expressing the sense of Congress that Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-128/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 128: Expressing the sense of Congress that Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-128/.
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H. Con. Res. 128, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-128/.
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[H. Con. Res. 128: Expressing the sense of Congress that Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-128/)
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