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HR 1420 113th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Commerce Executive agency funding and structure Public-private cooperation Small business

American Export Promotion Act of 2013

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Manufacturing and Services unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program.

Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that: (1) assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses, and (2) will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs or obtain the maximum return on investment.

What's happening now April 9, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1748 Related bill American Export Promotion Act of 2013
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 31, 2013
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Garamendi, John
California · May 22, 2013
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 10, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1420: American Export Promotion Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1420/
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"H.R. 1420: American Export Promotion Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1420/.
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H.R. 1420, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1420/.
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