S 5380 119th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance

A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.

Introduced: August 7, 2026 Introduced by: Husted, Jon Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of U.S. export control laws. The bill also specifies that the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a charging letter. (A charging letter is a formal notification by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security that a company or individual is under investigation for an apparent violation of export administration laws or regulations.)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Aug 7, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5380: A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5380/

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"S. 5380: A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5380/.

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S. 5380, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5380/.

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