HR7962Reported by Committee

Export Dispute Resolution Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-17

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Richard McCormick

Republican · GA · Representative

Votes with party: 95.4% (607 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001218

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-04-20

Latest Action

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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

2026-04-22

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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 · 2026-03-17
House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-03-17

Plain-English Summary

Export Dispute Resolution Act This bill revises the interagency dispute resolution process for export license applications. In particular, the bill requires the Operating Committee for Export Policy (an interagency body within the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security) to resolve disputes related to specified matters by majority vote, including matters relating to countries that are subject to comprehensive U.S. arms embargoes. The bill also authorizes the committee chair to decide cases and matters that cannot be decided by majority vote.

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. 7962 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7962 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2026 Mr. McCormick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Export Dispute Resolution Act''. SEC. 2. REVIEW OF INTERAGENCY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. Section 1763(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4822(c)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``In any case'' and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--In any case''; (2) by inserting ``countries subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo,'' after ``matters relating to''; (3) by striking ``may be decided'' and inserting ``shall be decided''; (4) by adding at the end the following: ``The chair of the Committee is authorized to decide any case or matter described in the preceding sentence in which the Committee is unable to decide the case or matter by majority vote.''; and (5) by further adding at the end the following: ``(2) Definition.--In paragraph (1), the term `country subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo' means-- ``(A) any country listed on table 1 to paragraph (d)(1) of section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this paragraph); and ``(B) the Russian Federation.''. <all>

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