Spending Bill Extends Ex-Im Bank
December 18, 2019Included in the House-approved spending bill is a provision to extend by seven years Ex-Im Bank's authorization and increase its required small-business export financing.
READ MOREWhite House, Dems Reach USMCA Agreement
December 12, 2019House Democrats have reached a deal with the Trump Administration on the USMCA.
READ MOREHouse passes Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization Bill
November 20, 2019On Nov. 15, the House passed legislation to reauthorize and revamp the Export-Import Bank for ten years.
READ MOREEx-Im Bank Reauth Bill Introduced
October 30, 2019On Oct. 25, a new bill was introduced to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) for 10 years. The legislation—H.R. 4863, the United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019—was posted on the House Committee on Financial Services website ahead of a committee markup on Tuesday. The bank’s charter was...
READ MORENSBA Urges Action on USMCA
July 10, 2019On Tuesday, July 10, 2019, the National Small Business Association is joining the USMCA Day of Action in urging Congressional action to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Passage of USMCA has been a key priority for NSBA and was a focal point in our recent member fly-ins where small-business leaders...
READ MOREHouse Deal on Ex-Im Bank
June 26, 2019Last week, the House Financial Services Committee agreed to a long-term deal that would keep Ex-Im Bank operational for seven years.
READ MORETrump Calls for Tariffs on Mexican Imports
May 31, 2019Yesterday, President Trump announced plans to impose a five percent tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from Mexico unless Mexico addresses the flow of illegal immigration coming to the U.S. Absent action by Mexico, the tariffs would begin June 10 and could increase to 25 percent by early-October. Mexican...
READ MOREUS, Canada, Mexico Deal on Tariffs
May 22, 2019Recently, the U.S., Canada and Mexico announced an agreement to remove tariffs for steel and aluminum imports, a major step forward on approval of the USMCA.
READ MORESenate to Vote on Ex-Im Nominees
May 8, 2019NSBA earlier this week urged lawmakers to approve the nominations to Ex-Im Bank's Board of Directors in order to ensure Ex-Im functions properly.
READ MORENSBA Joins USMCA Coalition
February 27, 2019Yesterday, NSBA and SBEA joined a broad coalition to advocate for congressional approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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