3.0.0 3976 2019-11-15T21:46:44Z 2019-11-15T21:46:44Z House H HR 2012-02-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 3976.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H640]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa18 Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-07T19:57:12Z Referred to 2012-02-08T14:52:00Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-23T21:26:40Z Referred to 2012-02-08T14:51:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-13T14:24:06Z Referred to 2012-02-08T14:51:40Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-02-08T14:51:45Z 2012-05-07 hsfa18 Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. Committee 2012-02-23 hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Committee 2012-02-13 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2012-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2012-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2012-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 N Commerce Business investment and capital Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Income tax credits Small business Tariffs U.S. and foreign investments Commerce 00 2012-02-08 Introduced in House 2012-03-13T14:21:40Z Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a small business export expansion credit of 25% of export expansion expenses.

Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Office of International Trade (Office) to compile and update annually, for small businesses and their partner entities, a document that contains: (1) the tariff schedules of all foreign countries; and (2) for each of the 50 foreign countries to which the highest total value of U.S. goods and services are exported, specified information on the demand for goods and services in that country.

Requires the Office to identify and advertise programs and services to small businesses, including federal programs and services, that facilitate the matching of foreign customers to small businesses.

Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase, from 20% to 30% of the aggregate annual loan authority available to the Export-Import Bank, the amount to be used to finance small business exports.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the proportion and percentage of projects and assistance financed for small businesses by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Provides limitations on duties under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule that apply to certain goods and services imported into the United States for use by small businesses in their regular operations.

]]> Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 Display Title Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To provide exporting assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3976ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3976ih.xml 2012-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.