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S. 2952: AGOA Extension Act of 2023

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S. 2952: AGOA Extension Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-27 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

AGOA Extension Act of 2023

Plain summary

AGOA Extension Act of 2023 This bill extends through September 30, 2045, the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under the Trade Act of 1974 and the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The extended period also applies to the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or components knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from yarns originating in the United States or one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries or former beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, or both; and the third-country fabric program granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles.

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Official text

AGOA Extension Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] reported raising $11.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-s2952 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118