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HR 887 113th Congress House

EDA Elimination Act of 2013

Official title: To terminate the Economic Development Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Department of CommerceEconomic developmentExecutive agency funding and structure
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Mar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

EDA Elimination Act of 2013 - Terminates the Economic Development Administration (EDA).

Repeals the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to take such actions as necessary and appropriate to conclude the outstanding affairs of the EDA, including dispositions of personnel, assets, and obligations.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
Amash, Justin
· Feb 28, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Feb 28, 2013
Kline, John
· Feb 28, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 28, 2013
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 28, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Feb 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 887: EDA Elimination Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-887/
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"H.R. 887: EDA Elimination Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-887/.
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H.R. 887, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-887/.
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