S-4840 — Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act

YourVoice.Now Summary

Corporate BenefitsTransparency & Accountability

Puts a 30-day clock on Entity List decisions and bars the committee chair from overriding the members' vote.

Corporate Benefits

Export privileges for listed entities — Presumption of denial applies to license applications involving them

Transparency & Accountability

Entity List decision deadline — Committee must vote on a proposal within 30 days
Member proposal rights — Any committee member may put a listing proposal to a direct vote
Chairperson override authority — Chair may not override the committee's voting decisions

The details

The Entity List names foreign companies and organizations that U.S. firms need special permission to sell to. Adding or removing a name runs through an interagency group called the End-User Review Committee, and today there is no fixed clock. Any member of that committee could send a proposal straight to a vote. The committee would then have 30 days to decide, or 45 if it needs more information. A majority vote could add an entity found to be engaged in — or at risk of engaging in — activity against U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. Once an entity is listed, export license applications involving it start from a presumption of denial, unless a majority of the committee sets a different policy. Each member gets one vote, and the chairperson cannot override the outcome.

Congressional Summary

Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement ActThis 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.

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: Senate
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in Senate
Action Date: 2026-06-18
Date Added: 2026-07-28
Source: Congress.gov →

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