A bill to extend for 2 years the authorizations for the striking of medals in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the cable car in San Francisco and in commemoration of Jim Thorpe.
Latest action. Measure passed Senate, amended (provisions of H. R. 15977 inserted as agreed to in conference).
(LATEST SUMMARY) Extends the authorizations for the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the cable car in San Francisco and in commemoration of Jim Thorpe for two years, and extends for three months the authorization for medals to commemorate the International Exposition on Environment at Spokane, Washington. Provides that, except with respect to medals in commemoration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution, no national medals made for public sale under authority of any law of the United States shall contain any gold without the express, prior approval, by law, of the Congress. Imposes criminal penalties for violation of such prohibition. Adds to the powers of the Export-Import Bank the power to guarantee, insure, coinsure, and reinsure against political and credit risks of loss. Revises the Export-Import Bank to provide that the Bank may offer guarantees, insurance, and extensions of credit. Directs the Bank, in cooperation with comparable institutions of foreign governments, to minimize competition in Government-sponsored export financing. Directs the Bank to advise small businesses of opportunities offered by the Bank. Requires that if the Bank, under the authority of the President, extends credit or guarantees to a Communist country, the President shall separately determine for each transaction of $50,000,000 or over whether it serves the national interest. Grants the Congress an opportunity to disapprove Bank transactions exceeding $60,000,000. Requires affirmative congressional review and approval of all proposed Export-Import Bank loans and guarantees of $25,000,000 or more for fossil fuel energy projects in the U.S.S.R. Sets procedures for review by Congress. Allows 25 percent of the Bank's outstanding amounts to be guarantees and insurance against political and credit risks of loss. Changes the total allowable outstanding amount at any one time from $20,000,000,000 to $25,000,000,000. Terminates the Bank's functions on June 30, 1978. Describes the contents of reports the Bank must file with the Congress. Prohibits the extension of any loan, guarantee, insurance or credit by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until such time as the Trade Reform Act becomes law. Removes the exclusion of receipts and expenditures of the Export-Import Bank from the Unified Budget totals effective July 1, 1976.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on December 17, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 17, 1974: Measure passed Senate, amended (provisions of H. R. 15977 inserted as agreed to in conference).
- Agreement between the chambers on identical text, if the versions they passed differ
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
LEONOR SULLIVAN (D-MO) introduced it on December 3, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 3, 1974, 18909 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18895 days ago, on December 17, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentOn the President's desk