New CR Would Reduce BIS Oversight, Senator Says
A House Republican proposal to pass a temporary government spending measure, or continuing resolution (CR), for the rest of FY 2025 would prevent Congress from weighing in on export control policy, such as by opposing the easing of restrictions on Russia, according to a memo released March 8 by Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Patty Murray, D-Wash.
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"Specific funding directives for the Bureau of Industry and Security -- whose mission is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by operating an effective export control system -- [would] fall away" under the CR, says the seven-page document, which also addresses a wide range of other federal agencies. “The Trump administration could, for example, alter funding for enforcement of Russian and Belarusian export controls in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said last month she's concerned President Donald Trump might ease sanctions and export controls on Russia to entice Moscow to end its war against Ukraine (see 2502240037).
The House plans to take up the new CR this week to prevent the government from shutting down when the current short-term CR expires March 14. Murray would prefer to pass another short-term CR to give lawmakers more time to finish their yearlong FY 2025 appropriations bills. House Republicans, however, said negotiations on the yearlong bills have stalled.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who chairs Senate Appropriations, said in a statement that the "focus must be on preventing an unnecessary and costly government shutdown on Friday, March 14th, at midnight."