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HR 5146 114th Congress House

Boosting America's Exports Act

Official title: To provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration in order to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsGovernment studies and investigationsSmall business
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Apr 29, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 29, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2114)
Apr 29, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boosting America's Exports Act

This bill directs the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce to assess the location of and services provided by U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) in relation to the location of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that export U.S. products and services in order to identify:

  • those USEACs that should be closed or moved based on low productivity, and
  • those locations where a USEAC should be located based on need.

The ITA shall take necessary steps, through actions by the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, to increase exports by SMEs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5146: Boosting America's Exports Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5146/
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