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H.R. 4216 · 119th CongressInternational Affairs

Made-in-America Defense Act passed the House 67 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate

Sponsored by Biggs, Sheri R-SC · 5 cosponsors: 0 Democrats, 5 Republicans
IntroducedJun 27, 2025
ReportedJul 22, 2025
Passed one chamberSep 2, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 165 words.

FMS-Only List Review Act This bill requires the Department of State to conduct an annual review to identify defense articles and services eligible to be sold only through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (i.e., U.S. government to foreign government sales) that should also be eligible to be sold through Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) (i.e., U.S. company to foreign government sales). For each article or service identified, the review must address (1) the length of time to complete a transfer of the article or service through the FMS program as compared to the DCS process; (2) the impact of a transfer of the article or service through the DCS process on the workload of the State Department and the Department of Defense; and (3) the benefits of the transfer of the article or service through the DCS process to U.S. national security and competitiveness. Within 30 days of the completion of each annual review, the State Department must report to Congress on the results of the review.

Context
Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Policy area
International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
Sponsor
0 of 19 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 611 words
Subjects
Congressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsTrade restrictions
Latest action
Sep 3, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]