3.0.0 8804 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z House HR 2020-11-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 198 (Friday, November 20, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER:H.R. 8804.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H6016]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-11-20T14:01:25Z 2020-11-20 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001205 Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] Carol Miller R WV D. 3 N T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-11-20 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Business investment and capital Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Rural conditions and development Small business Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2020-11-20 Introduced in House 2020-12-16T19:23:09Z Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Department of State to promote the export of goods and services by small- and medium-sized businesses from, and facilitate business investment in, rural areas of the United States. A rural area is an area with a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants that is outside an urbanized area.

]]> BRIDGE Act Display Title BRIDGE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced BRIDGE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To promote exports of goods and services from and facilitation of business investment in rural areas of the United States. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8804ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8804ih.xml 2020-11-20 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.