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H.R. 4216Passed House

Made-in-America Defense Act

Introduced: Jun 27, 2025

Latest action date: Sep 3, 2025

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jun 27, 2025
Recorded roll calls
1

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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International Affairs

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Congressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsTrade restrictions

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Amendments

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Action timeline

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    IntroReferralSenate
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 20 (Roll no. 219). (text: CR H3727)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 20 (Roll no. 219). (text: CR H3727)

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  5. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3741)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  6. At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4216.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  9. Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  10. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  11. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

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  12. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  13. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  14. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    IntroReferralHouse floor actions

Roll-call votes

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PassedSep 2, 2025House · Roll call 219

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

395 Yea20 Nay15 Not Voting
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David ScottYea
Donald NorcrossNot Voting
Doug LaMalfaYea
Eric SwalwellNot Voting
Josh RileyNot Voting
Juan CiscomaniNot Voting
Kevin HernNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneYea
Mikie SherrillNot Voting
Seth MoultonNot Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Tony GonzalesYea
Val T. HoyleNot Voting
Vern BuchananNot Voting
Wesley HuntNot Voting

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