House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Export Controls Enforcement Act
Official title: To strengthen enforcement of United States export controls by increasing the number of export control officers of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce who are stationed in foreign regions.
Sponsor: Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2025
- Committee actionApr 22, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 22, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4505.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4505, Export Controls Enforcement Act” on May 22, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 22, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62466
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4505, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 123, July 17, 2025, Page H3476):This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec 8Cl. 18).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 223 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4505, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6dce95e5e849b772d4964b4979345e7d98d0b1c58cdf865f2d17ed0851aa4d00
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 8 Democrats
4 of 12 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Ami Bera (D-CA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Greg Stanton (D-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- H.R. 5185 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- H.R. 5021 (119th) American Decade of Sports Act
- H.R. 4332 (119th) YALI Act of 2025
- H.R. 7669 (119th) Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
- H.R. 4995 (119th) Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
- H.R. 2602 (119th) Defending American Diplomacy Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.