House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

STOP Shells Act

H.R. 4530Introduced Jul 17, 2025Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Official title: To apply licensing requirements under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to subsidiaries of entities listed on the Entity List or Military End User List, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Self R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 17, 2025
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Latest action: Jul 17, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4530.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SELF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 123, July 17, 2025, Page H3477):
Congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States.
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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

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Ed Case (D-HI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Self.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-3 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.