Export Control Reform Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6176.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 146, September 27, 2016, Page H6000):
  Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign countries and among the states. The Export Reform Control Act addresses the rules of commerce for certain items currently on the United States Munitions List, directing them to be moved to the Department of Commerce's Commerce Control List.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 27, 2016 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6176, 114th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6176

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  November 18, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

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  a48be4495eb126e437ab4a1919cb63bdc9d4dabe547e2252d11a3a4c2049d422

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 18, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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