Bills · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Made-in-America Defense Act

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 9/2/25Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic184 Yea · 20 Nay · 8 Not voting
  • Republican210 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Rep. Sheri Biggs ( Republican · SC-3)
Cosponsors
5
Introduced
6/27/25
Policy area
International Affairs
Status
6/27/25Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6/27/25Introduced in House
7/22/25Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
7/22/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
9/2/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
9/2/25On 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)
9/2/25Passed/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)
9/2/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3741)
9/2/25At 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.
9/2/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4216.
9/2/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728)
9/2/25Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
9/3/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.