# 118-hres-261: Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

118-hres-261, Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-261
- Congress: 118
- Title: Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2023-03-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-261 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/261)

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