Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Became Public Law No: 119-34.
Became law
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Nothing more in Congress: it is law. When it takes effect depends on the dates written into it — some parts start at once, others a year or more later.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- Passed Senate unanimous consent
- To President
- Became Law
No one's position on it was recorded: the House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together), and the Senate by unanimous consent (no one objected, so there was no vote).
What this bill would do
This bill, called the "Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act," amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. It requires the Secretary to submit a report to specific congressional committees at least once a year. These reports will cover license applications, authorization requests, and end-use checks for exporting controlled items to covered entities. The reports must include details like the entity name, item description, end-user location, and the decision made on the application. Information in these reports is generally exempt from public disclosure to protect confidentiality and ongoing investigations.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Requires annual reporting of export license applications and end-use checks to Congress.
- Scored +2
Does this make trade with other countries easier?
Improves oversight and transparency of export licenses to specific entities.
- Scored +1
Does this give the federal government more power?
Increases congressional oversight capabilities over executive branch export licensing.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability: By requiring the Secretary to submit reports to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the bill ensures congressional oversight of export authorizations to covered entities (Section 2(e)(1) and (e)(5)(A)).
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Compliance Monitoring: The requirement to report the date, location, and result of end-use checks helps ensure that United States export controls are being followed (Section 2(e)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Budgetary Constraints: The requirement for the Secretary to submit these reports is "subject to the availability of appropriations," meaning the benefit of this transparency depends on whether the government provides the necessary funding (Section 2(e)(1)).
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Lack of Public Access: Because most of the information in the reports is "exempt from public disclosure," the general public cannot directly access the details of these export authorizations (Section 2(e)(3)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requires annual reporting of export license applications and end-use checks to Congress. Does this give the federal government more power? — Increases congressional oversight capabilities over executive branch export licensing.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this make trade with other countries easier? — Improves oversight and transparency of export licenses to specific entities.
- Public Law (8/20/2025)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
- 8/19/2025
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-34.
- 8/15/2025
- Presented to President.
- 7/23/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 7/22/2025
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4573)
- 5/6/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 5/5/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1316.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1834-1836)
- Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2/13/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Michael LawlerRepublican · New York