Congress·In Progress·H.R. 8202

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.

Export Controls: Ten-Year Deadline for Penalties

Apr 6·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where it was sent on April 5, 2026. No action has been taken on the proposal for three months. The House committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a committee vote.

Legislative Progress

House

Senate

President

Law

Could go either way

This bill has support from both parties and fits with current goals to be tougher on illegal trade, but many bills still struggle to get a final vote in a busy schedule.

Key Points

This bill gives the government more time to catch and punish people or companies that break export laws. Currently, officials usually have five years to start a case, but this would increase that window to ten years.
The new rules would apply to both civil fines and criminal charges. This means the government can seek money or jail time for illegal exports even if the crime happened a decade ago.
Export laws control how sensitive technology and goods are sent to other countries. Lawmakers want more time to investigate these cases because they are often complicated and involve international business deals.
If passed, this change would make it harder for violators to avoid punishment by simply waiting for the clock to run out on their crimes.

Impact Analysis

Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.

Milestones

3 milestones4 actions

Apr 22, 2026House

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

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Apr 22, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 6, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Apr 6, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.

Bill NumberHR 8202

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

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

Data Sources

Congress.gov

Official legislative information

Read Full Bill Text

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)

D: 2R: 1

Analysis generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.