House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement Act
Official title: To authorize to be established an Office of Export Controls and Border Security within the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8689.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JACKSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 78, May 7, 2026, Page H3343):Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8689, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8689
- 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 — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronny Jackson.
- H.R. 1316 (119th) Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
- H.R. 6444 (119th) Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act
- H.R. 2633 (119th) U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025
- H.R. 7616 (119th) Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation Act
- H.R. 7540 (119th) United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026
- H.R. 943 (119th) No User Fees for Gun Owners 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.