US Congress House Bill 5437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes measures to promote exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, the bill requires the International Trade Administration (ITA) to assess the location of and services provided by U.S. Export Assistance Centers in relation to the location of SMEs that export U.S. products and services. The ITA shall then issue a report identifying (1) centers that serve a comparatively high number of SMEs, and (2) locations where a center should be established. Further, the ITA shall implement the changes recommended in such report and may establish up to 30 new centers based on the report. In addition, the ITA shall take necessary steps, through actions by the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, to increase exports by SMEs.

Boosting America’s Exports Act

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-12-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5437/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5437/BILLS-116hr5437ih.pdf