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S. 2781 97th Congress Senate

Export-Import Bank Small Business Assistance Act of 1982

Official title: A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.

Introduced: August 11, 1982 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Business and commerceCreditExport creditExport-Import Bank of the United States
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Aug 9, 1982
Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Jul 27, 1982
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Jul 27, 1982
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 9, 1982

Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Export-Import Bank of the United States.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Export-Import Bank Small Business Assistance Act of 1982 - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require that not less than 12 percent of the Bank's loan authority shall be available for transactions involving loans of $5,000,000 or less.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 11, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2781: Export-Import Bank Small Business Assistance Act of 1982. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2781/
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"S. 2781: Export-Import Bank Small Business Assistance Act of 1982." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2781/.
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S. 2781, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2781/.
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