S. 5380 Congress 119 session
A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of U.S. export control laws. The bill also specifies that the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a charging letter. (A charging letter is a formal notification by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security that a company or individual is under investigation for an apparent violation of export administration laws or regulations.)
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action August 7, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Passage likelihood
7% Much lower than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
- Current stage Referred to committee.
- Cosponsors 1 cosponsor.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate