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HR 3973 100th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative procedure Courts and Civil Procedure Department of Commerce Export controls Exports Foreign Trade and Investments Judicial review Judicial review of administrative acts

Export Administration Judicial Review Act of 1988

Introduced: February 18, 1988 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 17, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Feb 26, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 18, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 18, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 18, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Export Administration Judicial Review Act of 1988 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to revise procedures relating to the judicial review of civil penalties and sanctions imposed by the Secretary of Commerce for violations of the U.S. export control laws. Permits a party charged with a violation to file an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to include any hearing conducted with respect to such violations within the definition of an "adversary adjudication." Provides that a "civil action brought against the United States" shall include an appeal of a party charged with a violation under the Export Administration Act of 1979.

What's happening now May 17, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3973: Export Administration Judicial Review Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3973/
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"H.R. 3973: Export Administration Judicial Review Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3973/.
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H.R. 3973, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3973/.
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