HR 1701
117th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Rural conditions and development
Small business
BRIDGE Act
Introduced: March 9, 2021
Introduced by:
Miller, Carol D.
Republican
· West Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Department of State to promote the export of goods and services by small- and medium-sized businesses from, and facilitate business investment in, rural areas of the United States. A rural area is an area with a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants that is outside an urbanized area.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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