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A resolution expressing support for a second United States-Africa Leaders Summit as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and African partners and build on areas of…

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A resolution expressing support for a second United States-Africa Leaders Summit as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and African partners and build on areas of mutual interest.

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

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Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

May 26, 2022

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

May 26, 2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

May 24, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.

May 24, 2022

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

May 18, 2022

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 8, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses that the Senate

supports the Biden administration hosting of a second United States-Africa Leaders Summit as an opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and African partners;
underscores the importance of bipartisan, bicameral congressional participation in the summit; and
commits to working with the heads of state, civil society, private sector, and the African diaspora to build stronger ties with the United States and pursue mutual interests.

What's happening now May 26, 2022

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Apr 5, 2022

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 8, 2022

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 538: A resolution expressing support for a second United States-Africa Leaders Summit as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and African partners and build on areas of mutual interest.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-538/

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"S. Res. 538: A resolution expressing support for a second United States-Africa Leaders Summit as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and African partners and build on areas of mutual interest.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-538/.

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S. Res. 538, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-538/.

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[S. Res. 538: A resolution expressing support for a second United States-Africa Leaders Summit as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the United States and African partners and build on areas of mutual interest.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-538/)