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An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002

An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002

Act Details

An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002 was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2002-03-14 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 107 United States Congress by Paul Spyros Sarbanes in relation with: Commerce, Economics and public finance, Export credit, Export finance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Foreign trade and international finance, Government corporations, Government lending, Government operations and politics.

An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002 became law (1) in the United States on 2002-03-31. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Financial Services (HSBA)

Sponsor

Paul Spyros Sarbanes, Democrat, Senator from Maryland

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Pete Domenici, Senator, from New Mexico
Daniel Ken Inouye, Democrat, Senator, from Hawaii
Timothy Peter (tim) Johnson, Democrat, Senator, from South Dakota

Act Overview

• Number: 2019 (3)
• Official Title as Introduced: An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002 (4)
• Date First Introduced: 2002-03-14
• Sponsor Name: Paul Spyros Sarbanes
• Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
• Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
• Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2002-03-31
• Type: s (7)
• Main Topic: Foreign trade and international finance
• Related Bills: (8)

  hr3987-107, Reason: identical, Type: bill

• Summary of An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
• Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002

Extends the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States through April 30 2002.

Bill Notes

• [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
• [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002 are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
• [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002)
• [Note 4] An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2002-03-14) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
• [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
• [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
• [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. An Act originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
• [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002 submitted yet.

Commerce
Economics and public finance
Export credit
Export finance
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Foreign trade and international finance
Government corporations
Government lending
Government operations and politics

Further Reading

• “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
• “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
• “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.