Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act" aims to speed up how the government handles changes to the Entity List. It allows any member of the End-User Review Committee to submit proposals for adding, removing, or modifying entities on the list. The Committee must generally vote on these proposals within 30 days. Entities can be added if a majority vote finds they risk activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy. This bill also limits the chairperson's power to override voting decisions.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill streamlines and enhances the federal government's ability to restrict trade with foreign entities.
- Scored +3
Does this put more rules on large technology companies?
The bill facilitates the restriction of technology exports to potentially hostile foreign entities.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this make trade with other countries easier?
The bill expedites the addition of entities to a restrictive trade list, which generally limits international trade.
- Scored -2
Would business owners be better off under this?
Export restrictions may negatively impact business owners involved in international trade with affected entities.
- Scored -2
Is this likely to grow the economy?
Increased export restrictions on listed entities may limit trade opportunities for some U.S. exporters.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- National Security Protection: The bill allows for adding entities to the Entity List if a majority vote determines they are at risk of engaging in activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests (Section 2(4)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Export Restrictions: For entities added to the list, there is a "presumption of denial" for licenses to export, reexport, or transfer items subject to Export Administration Regulations (Section 2(4)(B)(i)).
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 give the federal government more power? — The bill streamlines and enhances the federal government's ability to restrict trade with foreign entities.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more rules on large technology companies? — The bill facilitates the restriction of technology exports to potentially hostile foreign entities.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this make trade with other countries easier? — The bill expedites the addition of entities to a restrictive trade list, which generally limits international trade.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Export restrictions may negatively impact business owners involved in international trade with affected entities.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — Increased export restrictions on listed entities may limit trade opportunities for some U.S. exporters.
- 6/18/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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.
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona