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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R–NY
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would change the rules for the Export-Import Bank’s temporary board. That board would end when the President serving at its creation is succeeded by another person, or when the regular board regains a quorum—the required number of members to act. The proposed changes would take effect on December 31, 2026.
The temporary Board shall expire when the individual serving as President of the United States at the time the temporary Board was constituted is succeeded in office by another individual or upon restoration of a quorum of the Board of Directors as defined in subparagraph (A).
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 31, 2026.
Section 2 would replace “120” with “60” in section 3(c)(6)(B)(i) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. The supplied text does not reproduce that clause, so it does not establish what the number measures or the conditions governing it.
Section 3(c)(6)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(6)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking 120 and inserting 60;
Section 2 would replace the existing temporary-board expiration clause. Under the proposed replacement, either presidential succession to another individual or restoration of the regular board’s quorum would end the temporary board.
(2) by striking clause (vi) and inserting the following: (vi) The temporary Board shall expire when the individual serving as President of the United States at the time the temporary Board was constituted is succeeded in office by another individual or upon restoration of a quorum of the Board of Directors as defined in subparagraph (A).
Section 3 would delete subsection (b) of section 409, division I, of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. The bill calls this a conforming amendment, but the deleted subsection is not reproduced, leaving its substantive effect unclear from the supplied evidence.
3. Conforming amendment Section 409 of division I of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (12 U.S.C. 635a note; Public Law 116–94) is amended by striking subsection (b).
Section 4 sets December 31, 2026, as the effective date for all of the bill’s proposed amendments.
4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 31, 2026.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 22, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Financial Services on August 27, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-22T18:40:04Z. 2026-08-27: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2026-08-27: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-27. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
Evidence is limited
The complete supplied introduced text was reviewed. No unrelated provision is apparent, but the substance of the subsection deleted by the conforming amendment is missing, preventing a complete assessment.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Evidence is limited
The complete supplied introduced text was reviewed. No narrow preferential treatment is apparent, but the omitted statutory context, particularly the deleted subsection, prevents a complete assessment of whether the amendments create or remove such treatment.
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