H.R. 4505 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Export Controls Enforcement Act
Cosponsors: 12 (8 D, 4 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2025-07-17
Latest action (2026-04-22): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
What H.R. 4505 does, in plain terms
Export Controls Enforcement Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Export Control Officer Program. Under the program, export control officers assist in monitoring the compliance of transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations outside the United States to prevent and detect illicit diversion to unauthorized end uses, end users, or destinations. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to establish the program for five years and station at least 20 export control officers at U.S. diplomatic or consular posts. The bill also outlines the duties of export control officers. Additionally, BIS must appoint a director to lead the program.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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