House Republicans Propose Elimination of US Export-Import Bank
House Republicans recently introduced a bill that would abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States, saying the bank’s export subsidies give advantages to specific industries while harming domestic competition and certain sectors of the U.S. economy. If passed, the…
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bank would be abolished three years after the bill’s enactment date. The bill contains a provision that would make the secretary of the Treasury responsible for any “outstanding obligations of the Federal Government under any programs terminated” by the bill. The bill would also terminate the Office of Inspector General for the bank, transferring the office’s obligations to the Treasury. The bill, the "Export-Import Bank Termination Act," was sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., and five other House Republicans. It was introduced March 27 and referred to the House Financial Services Committee.