To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to carry out a… — House Roll Call 219
Passed in the House on September 2, 2025 · 395 Yea, 20 Nay, 15 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 4216 Made-in-America Defense Act
In plain English: This bill requires the State Department to review which defense items can only be sold directly from the U.S. government to foreign governments. The review will determine if some of these items could also be sold directly by U.S. companies, and will assess the impact on transfer times, government workload, and national security.
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 a…
Vote Breakdown by Party
Republican: 210 Yea, 0 Nay, 7 not voting/present.
Democrat: 184 Yea, 20 Nay, 8 not voting/present.
Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.
Members Who Voted Against Their Party
Becca Balint (D-VT) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Gregorio Casar (D-TX) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Joaquin Castro (D-TX) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Maxine Dexter (D-OR) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Maxwell Frost (D-FL) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Jesús García (D-IL) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Jared Huffman (D-CA) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Summer Lee (D-PA) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.