EXIM Bank board can work with fewer empty seats sooner.
H.R. 10165 — EXIM Bank Continuity in Competitiveness Act · Filed by Michael Lawler (R-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lowers how long the Export-Import Bank must wait. Instead of 120 days, the bank waits only 60 days. The temporary board ends when the President leaves office. It also ends when all seats are filled again. The law starts December 31, 2026.
Who it affects
Companies that export and import goods benefit from faster lending. The bank can keep working with fewer directors. Fewer directors means fewer people checking each other's work.
One thing to notice
The bill makes a smaller temporary board take over faster. The President may have less pressure to pick new directors quickly.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Export-Import Bank — A government bank that lends money to help U.S. companies sell goods to other countries.
- temporary board — A smaller group that runs the bank when seats are empty.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (899 characters) on Aug 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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