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S. 3405: Export Control Reform Act of 2016

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S. 3405: Export Control Reform Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-27 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6142; text of measure as introduced: CR S6142)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6142; text of measure as introduced: CR S6142) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Export Control Reform Act of 2016

Plain summary

Export Control Reform Act of 2016 This bill requires all of the following items that are on the United States Munitions List and the import or export of which is controlled by the President under the Arms Export Control Act on the date of this bill's enactment to be transferred to the Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations: non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms, including all rifles, carbines, pistols, revolvers and shotguns; non-automatic and non-semi-automatic rifles, carbines, revolvers, or pistols of a caliber greater than .50 inches (12.7 mm) up to and including .72 inches (18.0 mm); ammunition for such firearms excluding caseless ammunition; silencers, mufflers, and sound and flash suppressors; rifle scopes; barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames), or complete breech mechanisms; and related components, parts, accessories, attachments, tooling, and equipment.

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Official text

Export Control Reform Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · 13 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Thune (R-SD), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] reported raising $4.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s3405 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114