{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8285","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8285,"title":"Protecting American Competition Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-04-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"I000056","fullName":"Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]","party":"R","state":"CA","district":48}],"cosponsorsCount":6,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-22","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0."},"policyArea":"Foreign Trade and International Finance","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Government information and archives","Licensing and registrations","Trade restrictions"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-22","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-22","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Protecting American Competition Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill establishes additional requirements for the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to review applications for export licenses and establishes related reporting requirements.</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs BIS, when reviewing an application for a license or other authorization for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of controlled items, to consider whether the requested license or other authorization would be the initial license or other authorization for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of the item to an ultimate consignee or end user.</p><p>After issuing an initial license or other authorization, BIS must attempt to administer in a timely manner any subsequent license application by a different applicant for the same or a similar item to the same ultimate consignee or end user as the initial license.</p><p>The bill requires BIS to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on initial licenses granted by&nbsp;BIS. Additionally, BIS must report to Congress on how it is implementing the bill's provisions.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-29T19:16:40Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":345,"ts":"2026-08-28T10:46:10.454Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Protecting%20American%20Competition%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}