Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
Latest action · Apr 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
This bill authorizes specified departments to propose regulations on U.S. export controls. It also directs the Department of State to evaluate China's military-civil fusion strategy (a national strategy to eliminate barriers between China's civilian commercial sector and its military and defense industrial sectors).
Specifically, the bill authorizes the State Department and the Departments of Defense and Energy to propose new rules or amendments to existing rules under the Export Administration Regulations. These departments may submit proposals directly to the Export Administration Review Board (EARB), which reviews applications for export licenses. The EARB must vote to accept or reject the proposal within 30 days of the proposal's submission, but the bill allows a 30-day extension.
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Securities (BIS) must initiate the rulemaking process for each proposal accepted by a simple majority vote of the EARB.
BIS must also coordinate (instead of consult) with these departments on activities related to U.S. export controls.
The bill also requires the State Department, within 30 days of the bill's enactment, to complete a review of the implications of China's military-civil fusion strategy on U.S. export control policy and national security. The State Department must consider proposing to the EARB (or any successor entity) any change to U.S. export control policy identified pursuant to the review. The EARB must vote on the adoption of each proposal.
The State Department must report to Congress on the activities required by the bill.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2026 to Jun 25, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | Jun 25, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2026Markup Apr 22, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 22, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
- Mar 24, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 19, 2026H.R. 8036, Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 22, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 55, March 24, 2026, page H2676.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to permit the Secretary of State, Defense, or Energy to submit proposed rules to the Export Administration Review Board, to require the Secretary of State to evaluate the military civil fusion strategy of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
