# 119-hr-1615: Strengthening Exports Against China Act

119-hr-1615, Strengthening Exports Against China Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1615
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Exports Against China Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-23

## Summary

**Excluding certain financings from the Export-Import Bank's default-rate calculation** is the bill's main change. It would let the bank not count some loans as defaults when the financing replaces or competes with products or services tied to U.S. export-control or sanctions targets, or when the loan is made under the Program on China and Transformational Exports. - U.S. exporters and foreign buyers: Could gain broader access to Ex-Im financing for projects that replace or compete with goods or services from firms on the Commerce Department's Entity List or the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals list, or that fall under the China and Transformational Exports program. - Export-Import Bank operations: Would exclude those financings from the Bank's default-rate calculation, which could delay when the Bank's statutory lending cap is reached and allow continued or expanded lending to some borrowers in default. - Export-control and sanctions policy: Ties Ex-Im lending treatment directly to the Commerce Department's Entity List and OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals list, linking export-control and sanctions designations to lending rules.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Export-Import Bank support for exporters: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Export-Import Bank would be allowed to leave some loan defaults out of its default-rate formula. The Bank could do this only when a loan helped replace or compete with goods or services from companies on the Commerce Department Entity List, people on the Treasury sanctions list, or…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4332: YALI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1615 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1615)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4332: YALI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4332)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1615 (as of 2026-08-23).