3.0.0 5853 2026-08-28T21:47:30Z 2026-08-28T21:47:30Z House H HR 2025-10-28 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5853 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 5853.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreignnations pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution of the United States.[Page H4560]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup By 2026-04-22T20:10:00Z Referred To 2025-10-28T17:05:10Z A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act. 119 4883 S 2026-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS 2026-04-22 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. Committee 2026-04-22 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-10-28 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2025-10-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-10-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001224 Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] Keith Self R TX 3 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2025-10-28 True L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2026-04-20 False 2026-08-28T19:42:00Z H.R. 5853, a bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62734 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 22, 2026 Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2026-06-02T13:03:50Z Civil actions and liability 2026-06-02T13:03:33Z Customs enforcement 2026-06-02T13:03:54Z Trade restrictions 2026-06-02T13:03:39Z Foreign Trade and International Finance 2025-12-09T20:01:14Z 00 2025-10-28 Introduced in House 2026-07-16T13:07:42Z This bill increases civil penalties for violations of U.S. export control laws. 

Specifically, the bill increases the maximum statutory civil penalty for each violation of any regulation, order, or license issued under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) to $1.2 million or four times the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. (Currently, the maximum statutory civil penalty for each violation of ECRA is $300,000 or twice the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security adjusts this maximum amount annually for inflation.)

]]> To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act. Display Title 45 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act. 2026-07-17T23:38:59Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act. 2025-10-29T08:48:51Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-10-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5853ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5853ih.xml 2026-04-22 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.