119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 26, 2025
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
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Latest action (Feb 26, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 26, 2025)
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to annually report to Congress on export control licensing.
Under current law, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
Under this bill, BIS must annually report to Congress on license applications, enforcement actions, and other requests for authorization for the export, reexport, release, and in-country transfer of items subject to the EAR to covered entities. A covered entity is any entity that (1) is located or operating in a country listed in Country Group D:5 (countries that are identified by the Department of State as subject to U.S. arms embargoes), and (2) is included on the Entity List or the Military End-User List (two of the lists published by BIS containing information on the individuals, organizations, and addresses subject to restrictions involving items subject to the EAR).
The bill requires this report to include specified information, such as the name of the entity submitting the application, where the item is being exported, the decision with respect to the license application or authorization, and information on related enforcement activities to ensure compliance with U.S. export controls. The information shall be exempt from public disclosure (except for aggregate statistics).
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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SEMI · lobbying firm or registrant: SEMI
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…semiconductors and semiconductor inputs; and Global semiconductor supply chain related issues S.3772, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2026, Entirety S.744, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, Entirety H.R.3447/S.1705, Chip Security Act, Entirety H.R.6058/S.2088, Semicond…
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
SEMI · lobbying firm or registrant: SEMI
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…semiconductors and semiconductor inputs; and Taiwan semiconductor supply chain related issues S.3772, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2026, Entirety S.744, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, Entirety H.R.3447/S.1705, Chip Security Act, Entirety H.R.6058/S.2088, Semicond…
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
MEDIATEK USA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: MEDIATEK USA INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$136,980
Spent on own lobbying
General issues related to export controls, including H.R. 1316/S. 744, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, and issues related to tariffs and foreign direct investment in the U.S., Li…
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
MEDIATEK USA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: MEDIATEK USA INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$136,980
Spent on own lobbying
General issues related to export controls, including H.R. 1316/S. 744, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, and issues related to tariffs and foreign direct investment in the U.S., Li…
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
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Enforcement and Restrictions (SEVER) Act, all provisions. S. 2904, SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 63, CBW Fentanyl Act, all provisions. S. 744, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, all provisions. S. 860, Break Up Suspicious Transactions of (BUST) Fentanyl 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
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Defense
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ent Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act (H.R. 2246, S. 1053). Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 1316, S. 744); policy matters related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that con…
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
MEDIATEK USA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: MEDIATEK USA INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$144,250
Spent on own lobbying
General issues related to export controls, including H.R. 1316/S. 744, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, and issues related to tariffs and foreign direct investment in the U.S., Li…
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
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Defense
$476,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ent Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act (H.R. 2246, S. 1053). Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 1316, S. 744); policy matters related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that con…
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
MEDIATEK USA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: MEDIATEK USA INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$13,775
Spent on own lobbying
General issues related to export controls, including H.R. 1316/S. 744, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, and issues related to tariffs and foreign direct investment in the U.S.
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
MEDIATEK USA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: PLURUS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General issues related to export controls, including H.R. 1316/S. 744, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, and issues related to tariffs and foreign direct investment in the U.S.
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
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 16, 2025 · issue area: Defense
$500,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ent Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act (H.R. 2246, S. 1053). Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 1316, S. 744); policy matters related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that con…
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