YourVoice.Now Summary
Corporate BenefitsTransparency & AccountabilityFirms that sell tech abroad could face new limits — after a look at China's tech and military.
Corporate Benefits
Within 90 days, the State Department would have to consider proposing tighter export rules. Those could add Chinese firms to a list that requires a license before a US firm may sell to them.
Transparency & Accountability
Today only Commerce writes export rules. It checks with other agencies first. State, Defense, and Energy could each send a rule idea to the board and force a vote.
The board would have 30 days to accept or reject each proposal. A member could add 30 more days, but only with the proposing department's agreement.
The report would go to two committees in Congress, not to the public. It would show the review, any rules proposed, and what the board agreed to.
More about this bill
Most people would notice no change in daily life. The effect would land on companies that sell technology abroad. Today the Commerce Department writes the rules on what may be shipped out of the country. Under this proposal, the State, Defense, and Energy Departments could send rule ideas straight to the board that oversees export licenses. The board would have to vote within 30 days. A simple majority would force Commerce to start writing that rule. One board member could ask for 30 more days. That only works if the department that proposed the rule agrees. Commerce would also have to coordinate with those departments, not just consult them. The State Department would also study how China ties its civilian firms to its military. That review would be due 30 days after the law took effect. It would ask whether any Chinese firm can be treated as purely civilian. It would also cover artificial intelligence, chips, quantum, robotics, and biotechnology. Within 90 days, the State Department would weigh new export limits. Those could include adding firms to the Military End-User List. That is a government list of foreign buyers. A US company needs a license before it can sell to anyone on that list. A report to Congress would be due within 150 days.
Congressional Summary
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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-03-24
- Date Added
- 2026-08-05
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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