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S 4947 117th Congress Senate International Affairs

Defense EXPORTS Act

Introduced: September 22, 2022 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 22, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Export Promotion Of Relevant Technology and Supplies Act or the Defense EXPORTS Act

This bill provides funding to (1) develop program protection strategies for Department of Defense systems that may be exported, (2) design and incorporate exportability features into such systems during the research and development phases of such systems, and (3) integrate design features that enhance interoperability of such systems with those of friendly foreign countries.

What's happening now September 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 22, 2022
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4947: Defense EXPORTS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4947/
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"S. 4947: Defense EXPORTS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4947/.
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S. 4947, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4947/.
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