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Made-in-America Defense Act

9/5/2025, 4:08 AM

Summary of Bill HR 4216

H.R. 4216 in the 119th Congress, introduced on June 27, 2025, aims to instruct the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the list of defense articles and services mandated for transfer under the foreign military sales program versus direct commercial sale, specifically focusing on the FMS-Only List.

Congressional Summary of HR 4216

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.

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Current Status of Bill HR 4216

Bill HR 4216 is currently in the status of Passed in House since September 2, 2025. Bill HR 4216 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on June 27, 2025.  Bill HR 4216's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. as of September 3, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4216

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
5
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
5
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4216

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- Congressional oversight
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Trade restrictions

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4216

To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to carry out a review of the list of defense articles and services required to be transferred under the foreign military sales program as opposed to direct commercial sale (FMS-Only List).
To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to carry out a review of the list of defense articles and services required to be transferred under the foreign military sales program as opposed to direct commercial sale (FMS-Only List).

Comments

Esmeralda Lanier profile image

Esmeralda Lanier

31,165

5 months ago

I can't believe this bill is even being considered. It's going to have a huge impact on all of us. I just hope it doesn't end up causing more harm than good in the long run.

Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 4216

Sheri Biggs
Sheri Biggs
South CarolinaIndependent
Ryan K. Zinke
Ryan K. Zinke
MontanaRepublican
James C. Moylan
James C. Moylan
GuamRepublican
Richard McCormick
Richard McCormick
GeorgiaRepublican
Michael Lawler
Michael Lawler
New YorkRepublican
Michael Baumgartner
Michael Baumgartner
WashingtonIndependent

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