H.R. 4216: Made-in-America Defense Act
Sponsor
Sheri Biggs
Republican · SC-3
What H.R. 4216 does
Some defense equipment and services can be sold to foreign governments only through the U.S. government's Foreign Military Sales program, not directly by U.S. companies. H.R. 4216 would require the Department of State to review that list every year and identify items that should also be available through Direct Commercial Sales.
For each item identified, the review would compare how long a transfer takes under each process, the effect on State and Defense Department workload, and the benefits to U.S. national security and competitiveness. State would report the results to Congress within 30 days of finishing each review.
How the House voted
Passed · September 2, 202520 Democrats broke with their party to vote no
Becca Balint
Gregorio Casar
Joaquin Castro
Yvette Clarke
Maxine Dexter
Maxwell Frost
Chuy García
Jared Huffman
Pramila Jayapal
Summer Lee
Jim McGovern
Jerrold Nadler
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ilhan Omar
Mark Pocan
Ayanna Pressley
Delia Ramirez
Lateefah Simon
Rashida Tlaib
Nydia VelázquezOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 4216 Made-in-America Defense Act · Roll no. 219 · Official record
HR4216 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Sep 3, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
House: Vote: 395-20
Sep 2, 2025
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)
House: Vote: 48-0
Jul 22, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
House: Committee Action
Jun 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
About the Sponsor
Sheri Biggs
Republican, South Carolina's 3rd congressional district · 1 years in Congress
Committees: Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs
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Cosponsors (5)
All 5 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 4 states: Georgia, Montana, New York, and 1 more.
Committee Sponsors
Foreign Relations Committee
0 of 22 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Foreign Affairs Committee
4 of 53 committee members cosponsored
36 Republicans across these committees haven't cosponsored yet. Mobilize their constituents
H.R. 4216 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Foreign Relations
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- International Affairs
- Introduced
- Jun 27, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Sep 3, 2025
H.R. 4216 Bill Text
“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).”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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