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H.R. 8259 117th Congress House

Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act

Official title: To track arms transfers of United States-origin defense articles throughout the lifetime of the transaction, identify solutions to address delivery time lags, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Young Kim Republican · California See on congress.gov
International Affairs AsiaAustraliaCongressional oversightFirearms and explosives
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Foreign aid and international reliefJapanMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNew ZealandOceaniaSouth KoreaTaiwan
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Latest action July 28, 2022

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act

This bill requires the Department of State and the Department of Defense to report to Congress on certain transfers of defense articles or defense services since October 1, 2017. The report must include a list of approved transfers to Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, or New Zealand that are above a certain value threshold and that have not been fully delivered by the start of the fiscal year in which the report is being submitted.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 9010 Taiwan Policy Act of 2022
  • S 4428 Taiwan Policy Act of 2022
  • HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 6
Ferguson, A.
· Aug 23, 2022
 R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Aug 2, 2022
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jul 28, 2022
Buck, Ken
· Jul 22, 2022
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jul 13, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 12, 2022
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · Jul 12, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 5, 2022
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jul 1, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jul 1, 2022
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8259: Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8259/
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"H.R. 8259: Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8259/.
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H.R. 8259, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8259/.
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