I will 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.

Lloyd Doggett · Texas · Democratic

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to require eligible sub-Saharan African countries to effectively enforce environmental laws and fulfill international environmental obligations.. Promised outcome: Sub-Saharan African countries that fail to meet those environmental enforcement and international obligation requirements would be excluded from eligibility.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal legislative proposal in the 119th Congress, H.R. 10548, introduced by Rep. Lloyd Doggett on September 24, 2026.

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Occurrences

H. R. 10548 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.

Doggett introduced legislation proposing to condition AGOA eligibility on effective enforcement of environmental laws and fulfillment of international environmental obligations.

BILLS-119hr10548ih.pdf
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

unverified · Source version 84560 · locator unknown

"By Mr. DOGGETT"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record identifies Doggett as the House sponsor of H.R. 10548 during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-09-24-pt1-PgH6000-2.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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unverified · Source version 84560 · locator unknown

"to the Committee on Ways and Means"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill was referred to committee, showing legislative effort but not enactment of the AGOA amendment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-09-24-pt1-PgH6000-2.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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unverified · Source version 84562 · locator unknown

"Bill Version: Introduced in House (IH)"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists H.R. 10548 only as an introduced House bill, not as passed or enacted.

unresolved same_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
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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unverified · Source version 84556 · locator unknown

"this week introduced the Environmental Commitment Objectives for African Growth and Opportunity Act"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): An official Senate release describes the Whitehouse-Doggett ECO AGOA proposal as newly introduced, supporting an effort finding rather than delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Whitehouse, Doggett Propose New Environmental Accountability Measure Related to U.S.-Africa Trade Law
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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unverified · Source version 84564 · locator unknown

"effectively enforces its environmental laws, regulations, and other measures"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the promised environmental-enforcement eligibility criterion, but it remains proposed bill text.

unresolved same_term A for effort

ECO AGOA Bill Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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verified · Source version 94079 · locator 1632

Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official records identify the Senate companion as S. 5486 and document its referral to Foreign Relations. This adds a concrete Senate legislative step to the existing House evidence. Introduction and referral demonstrate effort toward the promised amendment, but do not establish enactment; the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved unknown A for effort

S. 5486 (IS) - 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-119s5486is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 96%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-19 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment seeks an enacted AGOA amendment, not merely bill introduction. Verified evidence establishes only Whitehouse’s Senate introduction and committee referral; it establishes neither enactment nor Doggett’s material contribution. Doggett’s sponsorship appears only in unverified material. No documented deadline has expired as of 2026-10-19, so neither delivery, partial credit, nor failure is established.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 98%