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H.R. 4505 119th Congress House

Export Controls Enforcement Act

Official title: To strengthen enforcement of United States export controls by increasing the number of export control officers of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the De… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To strengthen enforcement of United States export controls by increasing the number of export control officers of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce who are stationed in foreign regions.

Introduced: July 17, 2025 Introduced by: Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Department of CommerceDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployee hiringFederal officials
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
Apr 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Export Controls Enforcement Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Export Control Officer Program. Under the program, export control officers assist in monitoring the compliance of transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations outside the United States to prevent and detect illicit diversion to unauthorized end uses, end users, or destinations.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to establish the program for five years and station at least 20 export control officers at U.S. diplomatic or consular posts. The bill also outlines the duties of export control officers.

Additionally, BIS must appoint a director to lead the program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
    for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
    for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.
    for THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC. · Delaware · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIIA
    for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC
    for DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 4
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 2, 2026
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Apr 22, 2026
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 22, 2026
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Bera, Ami
California · Apr 21, 2026
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 21, 2026
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Apr 21, 2026
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 20, 2026
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 2, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jul 23, 2025
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jul 17, 2025
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 17, 2025
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Shreve, Jefferson
Indiana · Jul 17, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4505: Export Controls Enforcement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4505/
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"H.R. 4505: Export Controls Enforcement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4505/.
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H.R. 4505, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4505/.
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[H.R. 4505: Export Controls Enforcement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4505/)
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