S. 4883 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act.
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2026-06-24
Latest action (2026-06-24): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
What S. 4883 does, in plain terms
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.)
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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