Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 5.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act
This bill requires the President and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to provide businesses and others with assistance in complying with U.S. export control laws.
Specifically, the bill directs the President to submit a plan to Congress every two years to assist U.S. persons, especially small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses, with export licensing and compliance.
The bill provides statutory authority for an annual conference held by BIS, which is known as the Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy.
The bill also requires BIS to (1) carry out dedicated public and industry outreach before promulgating major new rules regarding export control laws, and (2) include information on classification requests and advisory opinions in its annual report to Congress.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2026 to Apr 22, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Original | Apr 15, 2026 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 22, 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 Apr 15, 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 by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 5.
- Apr 15, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 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 22, 2026H.R. 8288, Strengthening Export Controls Compliance ActAs 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. 66, April 15, 2026, page H2925.
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 provide assistance for compliance with that Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 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.
