YourVoice.Now Summary
Corporate BenefitsTransparency & AccountabilitySets a 30-day clock for deciding which foreign firms U.S. companies need permission to sell to — members, not the chair, decide.
Corporate Benefits
The members who voted to add the company could later agree, by majority, to a looser rule. It could cover all goods or only certain kinds.
The committee could add a company if most members find it has worked, or may work, against U.S. security or foreign policy interests. Past conduct would not be required.
Once a company is added this way, U.S. firms asking for a license to ship it goods would start from a denial. They could still make their case, but the answer leans against them.
Transparency & Accountability
No law today says a listing proposal must reach a vote of all members. Any agency on the committee could put one to the full group.
The clock would start the day a member files the proposal. The chair and that member could add 15 days to gather more information, and all members together could pause it.
Each member of the committee would get one vote. The person running the committee could not decide a matter alone or reverse what the members chose.
More about this bill
Most people would notice no change in daily life. This one lands on U.S. companies that sell goods abroad, and on the foreign firms that buy from them. The government keeps a list of foreign companies that U.S. firms need special permission to sell to. A group of agency officials decides who goes on that list. No law now sets a deadline for those decisions. Any member of the group could send a proposal straight to a vote of all members. The vote would have to happen within 30 days, or 45 days if more information is needed. A majority could add a company that has worked against U.S. security or foreign policy interests. A company at risk of doing so could be added too. After that, U.S. firms asking to ship goods to it would start with a “no.” The members who voted could later agree on a different rule. Each member would get one vote. The person running the group could not overrule the result.
Congressional Summary
Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act This bill allows for expedited consideration of modifications to the Entity List. (The Entity List is managed by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security. The list identifies the names of persons who are involved, or have the potential to be involved, in activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests.) Specifically, the bill allows any member of the End-User Review Committee to submit proposals directly to the full committee requesting a vote for additions to, removals from, or other modifications with respect to the Entity List. Generally, within 30 days of receiving a proposal, the committee must vote to approve or disapprove the proposal. Generally, the bill establishes a presumption of denial for a license application to export, reexport, or in-country transfer controlled items that involves a foreign person added to the Entity List under the authorities provided by this bill.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-03-30
- Date Added
- 2026-07-28
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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