HR 4216 · 119th CongressPassed Housecongress.gov ↗

Made-in-America Defense Act

What this bill does

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This bill requires the State Department to review defense equipment and services each year that can currently only be sold from the U.S. government to foreign governments. The review must look at whether some of these items should also be allowed to be sold directly from U.S. companies to foreign governments. For each item they consider, they must examine how long transfers take through each method, how the change would affect government workloads, and what benefits direct company sales might have for U.S. security and competitiveness. The State Department must report their findings to Congress within 30 days of completing each review.

Introduced

June 27, 2025

Policy Area

International Affairs

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