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HR 5797 111th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Commerce Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Intergovernmental relations Manufacturing Small business State and local government operations

Small Manufacturers Export Initiative Act

Introduced: July 20, 2010 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Jul 22, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5925)
Jul 20, 2010
Referred to House Science and Technology
Jul 20, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2010
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jul 20, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Manufacturers Export Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to increase by at least 80 the number of full-time Department of Commerce employees, including those overseas, whose primary responsibilities involve promoting the entry and participation of U.S. businesses, especially small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers, in the global marketplace.

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary: (1) for such activities; and (2) to expand the ExporTech program, requiring preference for activities that assist small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers, create or sustain the greatest number of jobs in the United States, and obtain the maximum return on investment.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should enhance federal collaboration with states on export promotion issues by: (1) training state international trade agency staff to assist the United States and Foreign Commercial Service in providing export services to businesses in their communities; and (2) entering into agreements with such state agencies to deliver export promotion services in their local communities to extend the outreach of Service programs.

What's happening now July 23, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 30, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5797: Small Manufacturers Export Initiative Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5797/
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