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H.R. 2729 114th Congress House

American Export Promotion Act of 2015

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: June 11, 2015 Introduced by: Brendan F. Boyle Democratic · Pennsylvania 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Aug 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Jun 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 20, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Export Promotion Act of 2015

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:

  • assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses, and
  • will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs or obtain the maximum return on investment.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1570 American Export Promotion Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2729: American Export Promotion Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2729/
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"H.R. 2729: American Export Promotion Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2729/.
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H.R. 2729, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2729/.
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