Congress gets yearly reports on exports to hostile countries.

What it does

The bill makes the Commerce Department send Congress a report every year. The report lists who asked to ship controlled items to entities in sanctioned countries. It names applicants, describes items, and shows where they go. It says whether the government approved or denied each request. The reports stay secret from the public.

Who it affects

Congress gets more details about exports to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Companies that export controlled items may face more scrutiny. The public does not see these reports.

One thing to notice

Congress sees the reports but the public does not. Congress can check on export rules, but regular people cannot read the same facts.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Feb 13, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 13, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
• May 5, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834-1835)”
• May 5, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
• Jul 22, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent”
• Jul 22, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4573)”
• Aug 15, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
• Aug 19, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-34”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

2 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 3 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $196,980 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 14 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 41% of bills with any report.

Ronny Jackson, who sponsored the bill, received $472,100 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Mediatek USA Inc. — $136,980 in 1 report
• American Nephrology Nurses Association — $60,000 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• export — to send goods or items from one country to another.
• controlled items — products the government limits or restricts because they affect national security.
• sanctioned countries — nations the U.S. government has punished by limiting trade and money flow.
• Commerce Department — the federal agency that handles trade and business rules.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.