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H.R. 4216 119th Congress House

Made-in-America Defense Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to carry out a review of the list of defense articles and services required to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to carry out a review of the list of defense articles and services required to be transferred under the foreign military sales program as opposed to direct commercial sale (FMS-Only List).

Introduced: June 27, 2025 Introduced by: Sheri Biggs Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsTrade restrictions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 2, 2025
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)
Sep 2, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 2, 2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3741)
Sep 2, 2025
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.
Sep 2, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4216.
Sep 2, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728)
Sep 2, 2025
Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Jul 22, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 27, 2025
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 2, 2025 House · vote #219 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 395–20 See who voted →
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Baumgartner, Michael
Washington · Jun 27, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jun 27, 2025
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McCormick, Richard
Georgia · Jun 27, 2025
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jun 27, 2025
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jun 27, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4216: Made-in-America Defense Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4216/
MLA
"H.R. 4216: Made-in-America Defense Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4216/.
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H.R. 4216, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4216/.
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