# 116-hr-5437: Boosting America’s Exports Act

116-hr-5437, Boosting America’s Exports Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5437
- Congress: 116
- Title: Boosting America’s Exports Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Boosting America's Exports Act This bill establishes measures to promote exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, the bill requires the International Trade Administration (ITA) to assess the location of and services provided by U.S. Export Assistance Centers in relation to the location of SMEs that export U.S. products and services. The ITA shall then issue a report identifying (1) centers that serve a comparatively high number of SMEs, and (2) locations where a center should be established. Further, the ITA shall implement the changes recommended in such report and may establish up to 30 new centers based on the report. In addition, the ITA shall take necessary steps, through actions by the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, to increase exports by SMEs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2019-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act
- 116-hr-5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5437 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5437)

## Related
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6697)
- [116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5605)
- [116-hr-5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5534)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5437 (as of 2025-11-18).