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H.R. 4216 House International Affairs

FMS-Only List Review Act

Introduced
Jun 27, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Biggs, Sheri (R-SC-3)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on foreign relations on Sep 3, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jun 27, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Jun 27, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jul 22, 2025
  4. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0. Jul 22, 2025
  5. House Passed/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, 2025
  6. House Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Sep 2, 2025
  7. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728) Sep 2, 2025
  8. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4216. Sep 2, 2025
  9. House 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. Sep 2, 2025
  10. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3741) Sep 2, 2025
  11. House Passed/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). Sep 2, 2025
  12. 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, 2025
  13. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 2, 2025
  14. House
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Sep 2, 2025
    Agreed Yea 395 Nay 20 Roll Call
  15. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Sep 3, 2025

Cosponsors

5

Subjects

Congressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsTrade restrictions

Committees

  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • [Referred To, Sep 3, 2025]
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
    • [Markup By, Jul 22, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Jun 27, 2025]

Summary

FMS-Only List Review ActThis 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 as of: Introduced in House]

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