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HR 4271 113th Congress House

Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act

Official title: To authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States to use 3 percent of its profits for administrative expenses.

Introduced: March 14, 2014 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsExecutive agency funding and structureExport-Import Bank of the United StatesGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
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Mar 14, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 14, 2014
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 Latest action March 14, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, subject to appropriations, to use up to 3% of the Bank's surplus, for each of the 5 fiscal years following enactment of this Act, to cover its administrative expenses.

Requires the Bank to use at least one-third of that 3% of surplus to expand or establish Bank regional offices.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 15, 2014
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 15, 2014
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4271: Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4271/
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