A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
Public Law 100-217 · H.R. 3289 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 29, 1987 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-NY-18)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Jim Leach
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to make amounts in the Tied Aid Credit Fund available to reimburse the Export-Import Bank for the cost of any tied aid credits authorized by the Bank during FY 1987 and 1988.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Financial Services Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Dec 29, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-217.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 18, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 17, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Sep 16, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.