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Trade agenda. The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing April 22, and the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing April 23, to review President Trump’s 2026 trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Exports. S. 4281 (introduced April 13 by Sen. Ricketts, R-Neb.) would provide for export restrictions on certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment and components therefor.
H.R. 8266 (introduced April 14 by Rep. Khanna, D-Calif.) would prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline prices.
H.R. 8284 (introduced April 15 by Rep. McCaul, R-Texas) would enhance the administration of export control licenses under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
H.R. 8285 (introduced April 15 by Rep. Issa, R-Calif.) would require a competitive market review of applications for a license to export, reexport, or transfer in-country certain technology.
H.R. 8287 (introduced April 15 by Rep. Stanton, D-Ariz.) would require the State Department to submit a comprehensive report on the impact and effectiveness of U.S. semiconductor export controls on China.
The Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act (H.R. 8288, introduced April 15 by Reps. Amo, D-R.I., and Shreve, R-Ind.) would codify an annual Bureau of Industry and Security conference, require BIS to conduct industry outreach on new export control rules, and require BIS to report to Congress on its efforts to educate and inform industry to bolster compliance.
H.R. 8289 (introduced April 15 by Reps. Meeks, D-N.Y., and Issa, R-Calif.) would direct BIS to make export licensing decisions within 90 days, institute reporting requirements to ensure greater congressional oversight, and direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of BIS's license review process.
Imports. The Eliminating Nefarious Distribution of Smuggled Chinese Vapes Act (S. 4303, introduced April 15 by Sen. Cotton, R-Ark.) would provide for escalating civil penalties for fraudulent or negligent importation of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems. Penalties would double if the shipment involves transshipment, false country-of-origin declarations, or other evasion tactics and would triple for repeat offenders within a three-year period. The combined penalty would be capped at 1,000 percent of the shipment’s estimated retail value in the U.S.
Freight fraud. H.R. 8267 (introduced April 14 by Rep. Knott, R-N.C.) would amend Title 49 of the U.S. Code to combat freight fraud and theft.
Drugs. The Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings Act (H.R. 8269, introduced April 14 by Reps. McCormick, R-Ga.., and De Lauro, D-Conn.) would require prescription drug labels to clearly list the original manufacturers of both the drugs and their active pharmaceutical ingredients.
The Securing America’s Drug Supply from Communist China Act (S. 4327, introduced April 16 by Sen. Cotton, R-Ark.) would direct the Food and Drug Administration to review future drug applications and previously approved drugs made by Chinese entities, or entities licensing a product owned by a Chinese entity, to ensure that the company does not have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. This bill would also enable the destruction of drug products if they are determined to have been produced by a company with ties to the CCP.
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