# 119-hr-6331: ADVERSARIES Act

119-hr-6331, ADVERSARIES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6331
- Congress: 119
- Title: ADVERSARIES Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands the legal definition of "means" in the Export Control Reform Act to cover natural persons, corporations, certain Chinese military companies, Commerce Department–listed entities, and their majority-owned subsidiaries.** It also removes the word "foreign" from a related paragraph, widening who can fall under export-control rules. - Natural persons and corporations: The rewritten definition explicitly names individuals and corporate entities as covered "means," bringing people alongside organizations under the statute. - Designated entities: It adds entities identified as Chinese military companies under 10 U.S.C. 113 note and entities listed in Supplement No. 4 and Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. - Subsidiaries and affiliates: Any subsidiary or affiliate that is owned 50% or more, directly or indirectly, by a listed entity is included, wherever located.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Broader export control coverage for entities: mixed, medium. This bill would expand who counts under Section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act. It would make the word "means" cover any natural person and any corporation. It would add companies named as Chinese military companies in a 2021 defense law and two Commerce Department lists. It would also cover…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6331 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6331)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6331 (as of 2026-09-21).