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HR 4216 · in committee · major

Made-in-America Defense Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the State Department to annually review which military equipment can be sold directly by U.S. companies to foreign governments instead of only through government-to-government sales.
  • The review affects the State Department, Department of Defense, and U.S. defense contractors seeking to sell equipment abroad.
  • The State Department must report findings to Congress within 30 days each year, comparing sales timelines, workload impacts, and national security benefits.

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  1. 01

    How might allowing direct company-to-government military sales instead of government-to-government sales affect U.S. oversight of where defense equipment ends up?

  2. 02

    What types of military equipment do you think should remain under strict government control versus those that could be sold directly by companies?

  3. 03

    Which outcomes matter most to you in evaluating this bill: faster sales timelines for contractors, reduced State Department workload, or maintaining tighter national security controls?

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Introduced 2025-09-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-03 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    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)

  4. 2025-09-02 · Floor

    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).

  5. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3741)

  6. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    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.

  7. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4216.

  8. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728)

  9. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  10. 2025-07-22 · house · Committee

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

  11. 2025-07-22 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. 2025-06-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  13. 2025-06-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  14. 2025-06-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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