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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

H.R. 1370Introduced Apr 17, 1997Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Castle R-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 1997 — Laid on the table. See S. 1026 for further action. (consideration: CR H8397)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1370.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1370, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 12 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), John LaFalce (D-NY), Jim Leach (R-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James Maloney (D-CT), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Jack Metcalf (R-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Castle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress · DE at-large district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.