The record

LegislationLegislation· Aug 2025
HR 1316 Signed into law

Sponsored by Ronny Jackson (R)

Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

Requires annual reports to Congress on export controls to countries under U.S. arms embargoes.

Tradeoff

Mandates the Commerce Department track export licenses and on-site compliance checks for sensitive items shipped to embargoed nations. Information stays confidential except for aggregate statistics.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this by on May 5, 2025. The Senate passed it by on July 22, 2025, and it was signed into law on August 19, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 13, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(Feb 13, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 5, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs(May 6, 2025)

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 22, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

    Discharged(Jul 22, 2025)

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Aug 15, 2025)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Aug 19, 2025)