# 119-hr-8689: Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement Act

119-hr-8689, Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8689
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would establish the Office of Export Controls and Border Security to _strengthen partner countries' ability to protect United States-origin critical technologies and prevent diversion of proliferation-sensitive goods_.** - Partner countries and border and customs agencies would receive training, technical assistance, equipment, and help building legal and licensing systems so they can detect and interdict risky shipments at borders, ports, and transit points. - The State Department would gain a dedicated office inside the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation to coordinate export-control assistance, harmonize programs across bureaus, reduce duplication, and align activities with U.S. foreign policy and security goals. - The bill would require a comprehensive Export Controls and Border Security Strategy to reduce evasion, shore up resilient global supply chains, promote regional cooperation and interoperable standards, and use artificial intelligence and advanced analytics for risk identification. An unclassified report on results would be sent to Congress within 180 days, with a possible classified annex.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Export controls strategy and report: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of State would develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to align U.S. foreign assistance on export controls and border security. The strategy would aim to reduce evasion and diversion of proliferation-sensitive goods and strengthen resilient global supply chains. The…
- New State Department export office: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create an Office of Export Controls and Border Security inside the State Department's Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation. The Office would help partner countries protect U.S.-origin sensitive technology from diversion or misuse. It would provide legal and licensi…
- New definitions for sensitive and dual-use: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define "proliferation-sensitive goods and related technologies" as items, materials, software, or technology that could help develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, or use weapons of mass destruction or their delivery systems, or that risk diversion or misuse. It would defi…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8689 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8689)

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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8689 (as of 2026-09-21).