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Bill · 119th Congress · S 5380

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

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Introduced 2026-08-07Topic: criminal justice · veterans military · economy jobs

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of U.S. export control laws. The bill also specifies that the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a charging letter. (A charging letter is a formal notification by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security that a company or individual is under investigation for an apparent violation of export administration laws or regulations.)

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-08-07SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.refer
2026-08-07Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.