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H.R. 4950: Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act

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H.R. 4950: Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-24 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act

Plain summary

Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States through FY2021. Extends through FY2021 and gradually increases (with a specified exception) the Bank's aggregate outstanding loan, guarantee, and insurance authority. Extends through FY2021 Bank authority to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense articles or services whose primary end use will be for civilian purposes.

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Official text

Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · 201 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and 141 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4950 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113