H.R. 1316 · 119th Congress

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

Introduced on Feb 13, 2025 by Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-34.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-34
Introduced
Feb 13, 2025
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to licensing transparency.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Trade restrictions

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Aug 19, 2025). Public domain.

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

This act requires the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to annually report to Congress on export control licensing.

Under current law, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Under this act, BIS must annually report to Congress on license applications, other requests for authorization, and end-use checks (on-site verifications conducted by BIS) for the export, reexport, release, and in-country transfer of items subject to the EAR to covered entities. A covered entity is any entity that (1) is located in a country listed in Country Group D:5 (countries that are identified by the Department of State as subject to U.S. arms embargoes), and (2) is included on the Entity List or the Military End-User List (two of the lists published by BIS containing information on the individuals, organizations, and addresses subject to restrictions involving items subject to the EAR).

The act requires this report to include specified information, such as the name of the entity submitting the application, where the item is being exported, the decision with respect to the license application or authorization, and information on any end-use checks to ensure compliance with U.S. export controls. The information shall be exempt from public disclosure (except for aggregate statistics). Additionally, BIS must exclude from the report any information that could jeopardize an ongoing investigation.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ronny JacksonR-TX-13Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. May 5, 2025 · HouseMr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. May 5, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1834-1836)
  6. May 5, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1316.
  7. May 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)
  8. May 5, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)
  9. May 5, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. May 6, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  11. Jul 22, 2025Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Jul 22, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Jul 22, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Jul 22, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4573)
  15. Jul 23, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Aug 15, 2025Presented to President.
  17. Aug 15, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Aug 19, 2025Signed by President.
  19. Aug 19, 2025Signed by President.
  20. Aug 19, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-34.
  21. Aug 19, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-34.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.