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HR 1926 113th Congress House

State Trade Coordination Act

Official title: To further enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of CommerceExecutive agency funding and structure
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
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 Latest action July 24, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2013
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jul 23, 2013
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 26, 2013
King, Steve
· May 23, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 9, 2013
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 9, 2013
Tipton, Scott
· May 9, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1926: State Trade Coordination Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1926/
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"H.R. 1926: State Trade Coordination Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1926/.
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H.R. 1926, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1926/.
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