African Investment and Diaspora Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
African Investment and Diaspora Act - Directs the President to appoint a Special Representative for United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs within the Department of State. States that the Special Representative should be a person of distinction, culturally sensitive to the underserved African Diaspora in the United States, with substantial experience in matters of trade or economic development and in matters relating to African Diaspora relations with Africa.
Directs the Secretary of State to establish, within the Department of State, the Office of United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs, with the Special Representative as its head.
Directs the Special Representative to establish five regional United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs public outreach, education, and liaison centers.
Requires the Special Representative and the Office to: (1) promote U.S.-African trade and investment relations and foster socioeconomic development and economic growth; (2) design and implement public outreach, education, and liaison programs and activities intended to foster U.S.-African economic, technical, social, and cultural ties; (3) facilitate and increase the number of international learning exchange, professional, training, and educational programs between Africa and the United States; (4) establish a publicly accessible database through which U.S. and African businesses, academics, and organizations can communicate and establish ties; and (5) consult with African governments, the African Union, African intergovernmental subregional organizations, public-private partnership entities, private businesses and foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and U.N. agencies with respect to matters of Africa-related trade, economic development, and African-African Diaspora relations.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2011 to Jul 15, 2011; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 11, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 11, 2011 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Mar 11, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 11, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 23, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 15, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2011 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
- Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H724.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-139 | THE INCREASING AMERICAN JOBS THROUGH GREATER EXPORTS TO AFRICA ACT92 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 17, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To advance the mutual interests of the United States and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- African Investment and Diaspora Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic development
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- Public-private cooperation
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
