Made-in-America Defense Act
This bill, officially titled the "FMS-Only List Review Act" (not "Made-in-America Defense Act"), requires the State and Defense Secretaries to annually review defense items currently only available via Foreign Military Sales (FMS) but not direct commercial sales. The review must assess transfer times, agency workload impacts, and national security/competitiveness benefits of shifting items to direct sales. It mandates a report to Congress within 30 days of each review, detailing identified items and reasons for changes. The bill directly affects defense contractors, the State Department, and Congress, focusing on streamlining sales processes without altering eligibility rules.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 27, 2025
Last action Sep 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Sep 2, 2025
How they voted
395–20
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 430
Sep 2, 2025
D
Democratic212
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican217
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Sep 3, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Sep 2, 2025
Introduced
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)
lower
Sep 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
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)
lower
Sep 2, 2025
Introduced
Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Jul 22, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
lower
Jul 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jun 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Jun 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HR 4216
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand HR 4216. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline