US Congress House Bill 2310 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-4)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) provide grants to states to establish and operate state offices in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote U.S. exports to the PRC; (2) establish a program to create China market advocate positions in United States Export Assistance Centers in order to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses in the export of U.S. goods to the PRC, including assistance for business-related expenses for trade missions to the PRC; and (3) submit to Congress a plan to consolidate fees for Gold Key matching services provided to such U.S. businesses that export U.S. goods or services to more than one market in the PRC. Amends the Small Business Act to require the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide guidance to U.S. small businesses with respect to the export of U.S. goods and services to the PRC. Establishes in the Office a Director of China Program Grants. Directs the Administrator of SBA, acting through the Director of China Program Grants, to make grants to institutions of higher education to establish and operate Chinese business education programs.

United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act

Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.
2009-05-07		Referred to House Small Business
2009-05-07		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-05-07		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.

SB1616 (Same As) 2009-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9016-9017)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2310/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2310/BILLS-111hr2310ih.pdf