HR 4216referred119th Congress

Made-in-America Defense Act

Introduced Jun 27, 2025House billPolicy area: International AffairsLast action Sep 3, 2025Sponsor: Sheri Biggs(R-SC)

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Foreign Relations CommitteeForeign Affairs Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Sep 3, 2025

What the bill does

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.

Latest official action

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

Lobbying Filings

$17.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Jun 27, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by FDD ACTION

Sep 2, 2025vote

Judy Chu voted yea

Sep 2, 2025vote

Robert B. Aderholt voted yea

Sep 2, 2025vote

Jake Auchincloss voted yea

Official Congressional Actions

Sep 3, 2025IntroReferral

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

Foreign Relations Committee

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Sep 2, 2025Floor

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

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Sep 2, 2025Floor

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.

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Sep 2, 2025Floor

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)

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
FDD ACTION	FDD ACTION	$17.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	BANDEFFOR

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Judy Chu	D	yea	Sep 2, 2025
Robert B. Aderholt	R	yea	Sep 2, 2025
Jake Auchincloss	D	yea	Sep 2, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	Sep 2, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

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