H.R. 4233 119th Congress House

ARMOR Act

Official title: To modify provisions relating to defense trade and cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Introduced: June 27, 2025 Introduced by: Young Kim Republican · California See on congress.gov

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Licensing and registrationsMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsOceaniaUnited Kingdom

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

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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 Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3736-3737)

Sep 2, 2025

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3736-3737)

Sep 2, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4233.

Sep 2, 2025

Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Sep 2, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3736-3738)

Sep 2, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

Sep 2, 2025

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

Jul 22, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jul 22, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 2.

Jun 27, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jun 27, 2025

Introduced in House

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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

AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization and Review Act or the ARMOR Act

This bill expedites review processes for the export of certain defense articles and services to Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and Canada.

Specifically, the bill exempts from certain congressional notification requirements the export or transfer of defense articles or services subject to the defense trade partnership between Australia, the UK, and the United States (AUKUS). (Under current law, exports and transfers of defense articles and services to Australia and the UK are exempt from certain export controls pursuant to AUKUS. Separately, approvals of certain commercial agreements and the export of certain defense articles, services, and equipment are generally subject to congressional notification requirements and a waiting period.) Under the bill, exports and transfers that are exempt from export controls pursuant to AUKUS are also exempt from these congressional notification requirements.

Further, the bill requires the Department of State to periodically review the list of defense articles and services excluded from AUKUS to ensure it includes only items that (1) are required by statute to be included, or (2) require licensing review for national security reasons.

Finally, the bill explicitly states that the existing expedited review process for applications to export certain commercial, advanced-technology defense articles and services to Australia, the UK, and Canada is available to all exports and transfers, including reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activity. Such exports and transfers must take place wholly within or between the territory of these countries or the United States.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 14

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

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
for AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
for AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES
for RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
for AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
11 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
10 filings
White House Office
9 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
8 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
8 filings
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
8 filings

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Cosponsors 6