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H.R. 597 (114th): Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015

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House Democrats and a portion of the Republican House majority teamed up last week to win an important battle in the fight to bring back the Export-Import bank, a quasi-governmental agency that provides subsidies to foreign companies buying American goods.

On Monday, October, 26, 2015, the bipartisan coalition successfully used a rare procedural maneuver to call up legislation reauthorizing the agency to the House floor for consideration. The maneuver, known as a “motion to discharge,” technically discharged a “rule” from the Rules Committee that establishes terms the bill will be ...

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Stephen Fincher

Sponsor. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 29, 2015
Length: 24 pages
Introduced:

Jan 28, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:
Passed House (Senate next)

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 22: FAST Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 4, 2015. (compare text)

History

Jan 6, 2015
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

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Jan 28, 2015
 
Introduced

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Jul 21, 2015
 
Final Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

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Jul 30, 2015
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Oct 27, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 3, 2015
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

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Dec 3, 2015
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

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Dec 4, 2015
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

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H.R. 597 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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