HR 4502 United States House · 119th Congress

Silver Shield Act of 2025

The Silver Shield Act of 2025 establishes a new U.S. government program to monitor how foreign countries use American military equipment and services. It requires the U.S. to obtain written agreements from recipient nations before arms sales, prohibiting the use of U.S. weapons to commit civilian harm or violate international humanitarian law (like genocide or war crimes). The program mandates 180-day investigations into alleged violations and automatically makes violators ineligible for future U.S. arms transfers. This directly affects foreign governments receiving U.S. military aid, adding accountability measures to existing arms export rules.
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Introduced Jul 17, 2025 Last action Jul 17, 2025
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Jul 17, 2025
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