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H.R. 1926: State Trade Coordination Act

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H.R. 1926: State Trade Coordination Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-09 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

State Trade Coordination Act

Plain summary

State Trade Coordination Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise membership of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to include one or more presidential appointees representing state trade promotion agencies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the TPCC and in coordination with representatives of state trade promotion agencies, to develop a plan to integrate resources and strategies of state trade promotion agencies into the overall federal trade promotion program. Directs the Secretary, acting through the head of the U.S. Commercial Service, to develop an annual federal-state export strategy for goods and services for each state that submits to the Secretary its export strategy for the upcoming year. Directs the Secretary, in coordination with representatives of state trade promotion agencies, to develop a framework to share export success information, and develop a coordinated set of reporting metrics. Revises the strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts to include an annual survey and analysis of the overall effectiveness of federal-state coordination and export promotion goals, as well as best practices, recommendations to better assist small businesses, and other relevant matters.

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Official text

State Trade Coordination Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sam Graves (R-MO), Judy Chu (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Mike Kelly (R-PA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1926 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113