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H.R. 1420 113th Congress House

American Export Promotion Act of 2013

Official title: To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce to establish public-private partnerships under the Market Development Cooperator Program of the Intern… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce to establish public-private partnerships under the Market Development Cooperator Program of the International Trade Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of CommerceExecutive agency funding and structurePublic-private cooperationSmall business
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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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 Latest action April 9, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1748 American Export Promotion Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 31, 2013
 D
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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