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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7962

Introduced

Export Dispute Resolution Act

Sponsor
RRichard McCormick· Georgia
Introduced
March 17, 2026
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.April 22, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7962 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7962

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review 
of the interagency dispute resolution process.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2026

Mr. McCormick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review 
of the interagency dispute resolution process.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Export Dispute Resolution Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF INTERAGENCY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.

Section 1763(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4822(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``In any case'' and inserting the 
following:
``(1) In general.--In any case'';
(2) by inserting ``countries subject to a comprehensive 
United States arms embargo,'' after ``matters relating to'';
(3) by striking ``may be decided'' and inserting ``shall be 
decided'';
(4) by adding at the end the following: ``The chair of the 
Committee is authorized to decide any case or matter described 
in the preceding sentence in which the Committee is unable to 
decide the case or matter by majority vote.''; and
(5) by further adding at the end the following:
``(2) Definition.--In paragraph (1), the term `country 
subject to a comprehensive United States arms embargo' means--
``(A) any country listed on table 1 to paragraph 
(d)(1) of section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as such section is in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this paragraph); 
and
``(B) the Russian Federation.''.
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