House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act
Official title: To enhance the administration of export control licenses under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Committee actionApr 22, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 22, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8284.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8284, Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement 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/62443
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8284, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8284
- 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 Mr. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 66, April 15, 2026, Page H2925):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 8CI. 18).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 223 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8284, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8284
- 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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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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