Export Control Reform Act
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Became law
Sep 27, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 27, 2016
Introduced in House
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Export Control Reform Act
This bill requires all of the following items that are on the United States Munitions List and the import or export of which is controlled by the President under the Arms Export Control Act on the date of this bill's enactment to be transferred to the Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations:
- non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms, including all rifles, carbines, pistols, revolvers, and shotguns;
- non-automatic and non-semi-automatic rifles, carbines, revolvers, or pistols of a caliber greater than .50 inches (12.7 mm) up to and including .72 inches (18.0 mm);
- ammunition for such firearms excluding caseless ammunition;
- silencers, mufflers, and sound and flash suppressors;
- rifle scopes;
- barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames), or complete breech mechanisms; and
- related components, parts, accessories, attachments, tooling, and equipment.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Cosponsors
47
Ratcliffe, John
R
Scott, Austin
R
Barr, Andy
R
Davidson, Warren
Duffy, Sean
R
Huizenga, Bill
Jenkins, Evan
R
McClintock, Tom
R
Babin, Brian
R
Rouzer, David
Abraham, Ralph
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Black, Diane
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Collins, Doug
R
Cramer, Kevin
D
Cuellar, Henry
DeSantis, Ron
R
DesJarlais, Scott
R
Emmer, Tom
R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Gowdy, Trey
R
Grothman, Glenn
Harper, Gregg
Hensarling, Jeb
R
Hudson, Richard
R
Issa, Darrell
R
Jordan, Jim
R
Joyce, David P.
R
Kelly, Mike
R
Latta, Robert E.
R
McCaul, Michael T.
McHenry, Patrick
Renacci, James
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Rooney, Thomas
R
Smith, Adrian
R
Smith, Jason
SMITH, LAMAR
TIBERI, PATRICK
R
Walberg, Tim
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
R
Westerman, Bruce
R
Womack, Steve
R
Zinke, Ryan K.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6176: Export Control Reform Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6176/
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