Dwight Evans will support amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude sub-Saharan African countries that do not effectively enforce environmental laws and fulfill international environmental obligations from eligibility.

Dwight Evans · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support legislation amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to condition eligibility on environmental law enforcement and fulfillment of international environmental obligations.. Promised outcome: Sub-Saharan African countries that do not effectively enforce environmental laws and fulfill international environmental obligations would be excluded from AGOA eligibility.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10548 in the 119th Congress, introduced September 24, 2026, while serving as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd District.

Occurrences

To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.

Evans cosponsored H.R. 10548, a bill to amend AGOA eligibility rules for sub-Saharan African countries based on environmental law enforcement and international environmental obligations.

H.R. 10548 (IH) - To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations. - BILLS-119hr10548ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Evans was an original House supporter of H.R. 10548, a bill matching the promised AGOA environmental-eligibility amendment, but the cited action was referral to committee, not enactment.

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H. R. 10548 (Introduced-in-House)
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To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly tracks the commitment’s substance: amending AGOA to exclude countries that fail to enforce environmental laws and international environmental obligations.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H. R. 10548 (Introduced-in-House)
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Last Action Date Listed September 24, 2026 Action Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s official metadata lists the last action as introduction and referral on September 24, 2026, indicating documented effort but no completed enactment in the lookback window.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10548 (IH) - To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations. - BILLS-119hr10548ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, and Mr. HORSFORD): H.R. 10548. A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record independently confirms Evans’s original support and the bill’s referral to Ways and Means.

unresolved later_term A for effort

CREC-2026-09-24-pt1-PgH6000-2.pdf
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The legislation would add enforcement of a nation’s own environmental commitments as criteria for countries in sub-Saharan Africa to qualify for duty-free access to the U.S. market under AGOA.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The sponsor release describes ECO AGOA’s intended policy effect, reinforcing that the introduced legislation is the promised AGOA environmental-accountability amendment.

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Whitehouse, Doggett Propose New Environmental Accountability Measure Related to U.S.-Africa Trade Law
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Assessments

Public state: timing_unknown As of 2026-10-07 · verified · Delivery timing is not established.. Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is to support legislation amending AGOA in the specified way, not a separate promise that the amendment would be enacted. Verified evidence shows Evans was named among the members for whom H.R. 10548 was introduced and referred to Ways and Means, and the verified bill text matches the promised AGOA environmental-eligibility amendment. There is no verified evidence of enactment, so this fulfills only the support-legislation action, not the broader policy outcome.

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