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S. 4308In CommitteeFOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to persons with seriously delinquent tax debt.

Sponsor
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
R · LA
Key facts
Introduced: Apr 15, 2026
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Apr 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summary

This bill prohibits the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to a person with seriously delinquent tax debt or for a project in which any participant has seriously delinquent tax debt.

The bill allows the President to waive this prohibition if the President (1) determines that there are urgent and compelling circumstances significantly affecting U.S. interests that require the financing to be provided; and (2) submits to Congress, within 30 days after making the determination, a report that includes the rationale for the determination and relevant supporting information.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Apr 15, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Apr 15, 2026
    Introduced in Senate

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