Congress·In Committee·S. 744

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

Export Controls: New Reporting on Sales to Restricted Foreign Companies

Feb 26, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill was recently introduced in the Senate and is currently being reviewed by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and has no upcoming votes scheduled at this time. The bill is considered active as it waits for the committee to decide on its next steps.

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The bill has strong bipartisan support from influential senators, which helps its chances, but it still needs to pass through the committee process and compete for time on the Senate floor.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6614 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6614 (118th) →

Key Points

The bill requires the Commerce Department to give Congress a detailed annual report on all requests to sell sensitive technology to restricted companies in countries like China and Russia.
The report must include the names of the U.S. companies applying for licenses, a description of the items, who the foreign buyer is, and how much the deal is worth.
It also tracks whether the government approved or denied these sales and includes details on checks made to ensure the technology is not being misused.
While Congress gets the specific details to help with oversight, the private business information stays confidential and is not released to the general public.
This move aims to help the government better understand how American technology might be reaching foreign adversaries or competitors in restricted regions.

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Milestones

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Feb 26, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

Bill NumberS 744

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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