{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warnock-secures-two-year-extensions-of-agoa-haiti-hope-help-in-bipartisan-funding-bill/", "Warnock Secures Two-Year Extensions of AGOA, Haiti HOPE/HELP in Bipartisan Funding Bill", "2026-08-11", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "GA", "Raphael G. Warnock", "W000790", "www.warnock.senate.gov", "warnock", "https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, helped secure two-year extensions of AGOA, Haiti HOPE/HELP in last week\u2019s bipartisan continuing resolution\n\nThe extension of the trade programs maintains duty-free access on more than 1,800 products from AGOA participating nations. It also extends the HOPE and HELP trade programs, which provide duty-free access for apparel and textile products from Haiti\n\nSenator Reverend Warnock: \u201cThis extension is a win-win for Georgians and our trading partners in Haiti and Africa. It will lower the cost of everyday goods and improve our national security by helping stabilize the economies of our global partners\u201d\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, helped secure two-year extensions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP), and the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership and Encouragement (HOPE) in last week\u2019s bipartisan continuing resolution (CR). The extension of the trade programs maintains duty-free access on more than 1,800 products from eligible countries and extends the HOPE and HELP trade programs, which provide duty-free access for apparel and textile products from Haiti.\n\n\u201cThis extension is a win-win for Georgians and our trading partners in Haiti and Africa,\u201d said Senator Warnock. \u201cIt will lower the cost of everyday goods and improve our national security by helping stabilize the economies of our global partners. This victory shows what is possible when we center the people in policymaking.\u201d\n\nIn the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Congress passed the HELP Act to broaden the types of goods eligible for duty-free status to over 5,000 types of apparel and footwear. The law, which helped rebuild some of Haiti\u2019s domestic industry, expired October 1, 2025. In February 2025, Senator Warnock helped lead the reintroduction of the Haiti HELP Act. The legislation supports stable, safe jobs in Haiti while ensuring U.S. consumers have access to goods free from state-sponsored forced labor.\n\nSenator Warnock uses his oversight role and jurisdiction in the global commerce space as a check against the Trump administration\u2019s reckless trade and tariff policies and their devastating impact on Georgia\u2019s families, farmers, small businesses, and thousands of hardworking Georgians. Last week, Senator Warnock secured a written commitment from the Trump administration that would limit the President\u2019s tariff authorities in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. In March, Senator Warnock joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) for a fireside chat on the path forward for AGOA alongside Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE).", 1, "2026-08-12T06:18:38Z", "2026-08-12T06:20:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warnock-secures-two-year-extensions-of-agoa-haiti-hope-help-in-bipartisan-funding-bill/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6035509761422873, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}