H.R. 8202: To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-06 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

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Official title

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.

Plain summary

This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of U.S. export control laws. The bill also specifies that the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a charging letter. (A charging letter is a formal notification by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security that a company or individual is under investigation for an apparent violation of export administration laws or regulations.)

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Official text

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] · 3 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8202.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr8202 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills