H.R. 8202

Summary

H.R. 8202, the To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations, was introduced in the House on Apr 6, 2026 by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Apr 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

Record

Text

H.R. 8202 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8202 IH: To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8202  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 6, 2026   Mr. Mackenzie  (for himself and  Mr. Castro of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.
1.
Ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations
Section 1760 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4819 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(g)
Statute of limitations
(1)
Time for commencing proceedings
(A)
In general
An action, suit, or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, under this section shall not be entertained if commenced later than 10 years after the date of the violation upon which the civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based.
(B)
Commencement
For purposes of this paragraph, the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a charging letter.
(2)
Time for indictment
No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (a) unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the indictment or information is based.
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Sponsors

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) sponsors H.R. 8202, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Ryan Mackenzie

Rep. · R–PA-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 6, 2026

Joaquin Castro

Rep. · D–TX-20 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 6, 2026 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 20, 2026

Brad Sherman

Rep. · D–CA-32 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 23, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8202 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Markup By · Apr 22, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8202 has taken 4 actions since Apr 6, 2026, the latest on Apr 22, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8202 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 8202, as Identical bill.

S 5380A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.Aug 7, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 8202 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations. — Display Title
• To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 8202, the latest on Aug 27, 2026.

• H.R. 8202, a bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations — 2026-08-27As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 22, 2026

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8202 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Foreign Relations, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign), Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Constitution, Education.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8202 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8202’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 8202 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Civil actions and liability to Trade restrictions.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8202, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 62 (Monday, April 6, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MACKENZIE:H.R. 8202.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2825]

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