119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 17, 2026
Export Dispute Resolution Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 17, 2026)
Export Dispute Resolution Act
This bill revises the interagency dispute resolution process for export license applications. In particular, the bill requires the Operating Committee for Export Policy (an interagency body within the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security) to resolve disputes related to specified matters by majority vote, including matters relating to countries that are subject to comprehensive U.S. arms embargoes.
The bill also authorizes the committee chair to decide cases and matters that cannot be decided by majority vote.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Arms control and nonproliferation · Congressional oversight · Licensing and registrations · Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents · Trade restrictions
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LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Full AI Stack Export Promotion Act; H.R. 7003, BIS Strategic Talent Recruitment to Enhance National Guardrails for Technological Handling (BIS STRENGTH) Act; H.R. 7962, Export Dispute Resolution Act; H.R. 8036, Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026; H.R. 8169, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rol enforcement H.R. 4505 Export Controls Enforcement Act Export control enforcement H.R. 5853 Export Control Civil Penalty Increase Export control enforcement H.R. 7962 Export Dispute Resolution Act Export control administration H.R. 8288 Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act Export control compliance H.R. 4920 BIS IT M…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Full AI Stack Export Promotion Act; H.R. 7003, BIS Strategic Talent Recruitment to Enhance National Guardrails for Technological Handling (BIS STRENGTH) Act; H.R. 7962, Export Dispute Resolution Act; H.R. 8036, Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026; H.R. 8169, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Full AI Stack Export Promotion Act; H.R. 7003, BIS Strategic Talent Recruitment to Enhance National Guardrails for Technological Handling (BIS STRENGTH) Act; H.R. 7962, Export Dispute Resolution Act; H.R. 8036, Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026; H.R. 8169, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing