Made-in-America Defense Act
Introduced Jun 27, 2025 by Rep. Sheri Biggs
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Sep 3, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 2, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 2, 2025On 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, 2025Passed/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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3741)
- Sep 2, 2025At 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, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4216.
- Sep 2, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728)
- Sep 2, 2025Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 22, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- Jul 22, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House