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HR 8036 Cleared committee

Lets the Secretaries of State, Defense, or Energy propose export control rules to the Export Administration Review Board and requires the State Department to review China's military-civil fusion strategy.

Official title: Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 24-MAR-2026
Referred 24-MAR-2026
Approved by committee 22-APR-2026
Key points
  • Allows the Secretaries of State, Defense, or Energy to submit proposed export rules to the Export Administration Review Board, which must vote to accept or reject each proposal within 30 days, with one possible 30-day extension.
  • Changes the word "consultation" to "coordination" in Section 1754 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
  • Requires the Secretary of State, with other agencies, to review how China's military-civil fusion strategy affects U.S. export controls and national security within 30 days of enactment.
  • Requires the State Department to report its findings and any proposed rule changes to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Banking committees within 150 days.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 24-MAR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor James R. Baird (R-IN) Cosponsors · 2
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