119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 15, 2026
Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act
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Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 15, 2026)
Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act
This bill revises certain processes used by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to review applications for export licenses.
Specifically, the bill requires BIS to administer any export control license or other authorization considered pursuant to an is informed letter or similar guidance or communication sent to a U.S. or foreign person in the same way as the standard interagency process. (An is informed letter notifies individual companies and universities of supplemental license requirements and requires compliance with the letter's license requirements. BIS guidance states that noncompliance with a letter is treated the same as noncompliance with any other license requirement under the Export Administration Regulations.)
The bill requires any is informed letter or similar guidance or communication to be terminated within 60 days after issuing a related license or other authorization unless BIS publishes a regulation that provides for the parameters of the letter or guidance or publishes the communication in the Federal Register.
BIS must establish standards and factors that licensing officers should use when applying a presumption-of-denial standard to license applications. BIS must submit these factors to Congress prior to publishing them in the Federal Register.
The bill expands the requirements for BIS technical advisory committees, including by requiring BIS to establish committees for specified topics.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 1.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Security Act; S. 1705/H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act; H.R. 6875/S. 4456 - AI OVERWATCH Act; H.R. 8170/S. 4281 - MATCH Act; H.R. 7003/S. 5379 - BIS STRENGTH Act; H.R. 8284/S. 4835 - BIS License Administration Enhancement Act; H.R. 8289 - BIS Licensing Efficiency Act; H.R. 8288 - Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act; H.R.…
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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
…ctor export controls H.R. 8170 MATCH Act Semiconductor export controls H.R. 8287 Semiconductor Controls Effectiveness Act of 2026 Semiconductor export controls H.R. 8284 BIS License Administration Enhancement Act Export licensing H.R. 8285 Protecting American Competition Act of 2026 Export control review H.R. 6331 ADVERSARIES A…
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FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct, all provisions. H.R. 8202, ECRA Statute of Limitations Extension, all provisions. H.R. 8283, Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026, all provisions. H.R. 8284, Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act, all provisions. S. 1473, Stop Stealing our Chips Act, all provisions. S. 1490, Global…
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: SIGHTLINE ADVOCACY, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…H.R. 6058 - the STRIDE Act; H.R. 8283 - the Deterring American AI Model Theft Act; H.R.7003 - BIS STRENGTH Act; H.R.6996 - Full AI Stack Export Promotion Act; H.R. 8284 - Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act; H.R. 8289 - BIS Licensing Efficiency Act; H.R. 8288 - Strengthening Export Controls C…
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