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H.R. 8036 119th Congress House

Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026

Official title: 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 Revie… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 24, 2026 Introduced by: James R. Baird Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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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
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 9

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)
  • LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
    for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 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)
  • LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
    for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 2
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Messmer, Mark B.
Indiana · Jun 25, 2026
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 20, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8036: Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8036/
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"H.R. 8036: Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8036/.
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H.R. 8036, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8036/.
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