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H.R. 4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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H.R. 4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-11 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · 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.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Plain summary

This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to require the lesser of three members or the number of members holding office on the board (currently, at least three members) for there to be a quorum.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · 228 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Mike Bost (R-IL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and 168 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Quorum
The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4007 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115