SB3531: Protect American Gun Exporters Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to prohibit actions to carry out the Department of Commerce's pause in the issuance of new export licenses for certain exports under the Commerce Control List.
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This bill would stop the Department of Commerce from pausing the approval of licenses for exporting certain controlled military and technology items overseas. The Commerce Department had temporarily halted these export approvals, and the bill would end that pause. Export licenses determine what weapons, equipment, or technology American companies can legally sell to foreign countries. The bill is currently in the early stage after being introduced in Congress and has not yet been assigned to a for review.
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SB3531: Protect American Gun Exporters Act
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Sponsors
Mike Lee
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (11)
Mike Braun
Tom Cotton
Steve Daines
Cynthia Lummis
Rick Scott