United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019

Nov. 15, 2019 | H.R. 4863

A healthy Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) is pivotal to the creation and sustainability of U.S. jobs in manufacturing, as well as increasing U.S. exports, thereby improving the balance of trade between the U.S. and high export countries. This legislation reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank for the next ten years and would gradually increase the bank’s lending authority by $40 billion, resulting in an expansion of projects. Although the bill would rename the Export-Import Bank as the “United States Export Finance Agency,” its intended mission “to assist in financing the export of U.S. goods and services” would remain unchanged. The legislation also includes provisions that reform the Bank’s quorum rules that have severely limited the Bank’s viability in recent years. This bill passed the House on Nov. 15, 2019.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 235
NAYs: 184

Legislator State District Party Sort ascending Vote
Rep. John Ratcliffe
TX
4 Republican No
Rep. Randy Weber
TX
14 Republican No
Rep. Don Bacon
NE
2 Republican No
Rep. Billy Long
MO
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican No
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican No
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler 3 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Daniel Meuser
PA
9 Republican No
Rep. Steve Stivers
OH
15 Republican No
Rep. Brian Babin
TX
36 Republican No
Rep. K. Michael Conaway
TX
11 Republican No
Rep. Fred Keller
PA
12 Republican No
Rep. Tim Burchett
TN
2 Republican No
Rep. Kevin Hern
OK
1 Republican No
Rep. Steven Watkins
KS
2 Republican No
Rep. Chris Stewart
UT
2 Republican No
Rep. James Comer
KY
1 Republican No
Rep. Greg Pence
IN
6 Republican No
Rep. Mike Kelly
PA
16 Republican No
Sen. Ted Budd
NC
Republican No