H.R. 8036 · 119th Congress

Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026

Introduced on Mar 24, 2026 by James R. Baird (R-IN-4). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 24, 2026
Cosponsors
2
0 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

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

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.

Subjects

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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 24, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

James R. BairdR-IN-4Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 24, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 24, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Apr 22, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 22, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  2. Demand Progress Action, Inc1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  3. FDD Action1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)
  4. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION1 report
    $460K reported (all issues)
  5. SYNOPSYS, INC.1 report
    $370K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SYNOPSYS, INC.$245.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Software & Information Industry Association1 report
    $1.4M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.