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HR. 4216 · 119th Congress

Made-in-America Defense Act

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Bill details

Introduced: 6/27/2025
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill ID: 119hr4216
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summary

Introduced in House

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.

Source: BILLSUM · Summary date: 6/27/2025

District impact notes

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NEUTRAL
4/8/2026

The Made-in-America Defense Act requires an annual review of defense sales processes to determine if certain items should be available for Direct Commercial Sales. • This review could influence local defense contractors and businesses involved in defense-related industries. • The findings may affect how local government agencies interact with federal defense sales processes. • There may be questions about how changes in sales processes could impact the workload of government agencies involved in defense sales. AI-generated from official bill summary and plain-English note; verify with official text.

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