HR 1926 113th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Commerce Executive agency funding and structure Intergovernmental relations Performance measurement Small business State and local government operations

State Trade Coordination Act

Introduced: May 9, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 24, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 24, 2013

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 26, 2013

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Jun 26, 2013

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 7, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

May 9, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

May 9, 2013

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Trade Coordination Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise membership of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to include one or more presidential appointees representing state trade promotion agencies.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the TPCC and in coordination with representatives of state trade promotion agencies, to develop a plan to integrate resources and strategies of state trade promotion agencies into the overall federal trade promotion program.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the head of the U.S. Commercial Service, to develop an annual federal-state export strategy for goods and services for each state that submits to the Secretary its export strategy for the upcoming year.

Directs the Secretary, in coordination with representatives of state trade promotion agencies, to develop a framework to share export success information, and develop a coordinated set of reporting metrics.

Revises the strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts to include an annual survey and analysis of the overall effectiveness of federal-state coordination and export promotion goals, as well as best practices, recommendations to better assist small businesses, and other relevant matters.

What's happening now July 24, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Committees of jurisdiction 2