HR5853Reported by Committee
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-10-28
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Keith Self
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 82.7% (659 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001224
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsMarkup By · 2026-04-22
Previously
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-04-22
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-10-28
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-10-28
Plain-English Summary
This bill increases civil penalties for violations of U.S. export control laws. Specifically, the bill increases the maximum statutory civil penalty for each violation of any regulation, order, or license issued under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) to $1.2 million or four times the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. (Currently, the maximum statutory civil penalty for each violation of ECRA is $300,000 or twice the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security adjusts this maximum amount annually for inflation.)
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5853 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5853 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2025 Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCREASE OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT OF 2018. (a) In General.--Section 1760(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(1)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$1,200,000''; and (2) by striking ``twice the value of the transaction'' and inserting ``four times the value of the transaction''. (b) Applicability.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to a violation of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) or any regulation, order, or license issued under such Act, committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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