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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced six bills aimed at improving the foreign arms sales process and strengthening the U.S. defense industrial as part of the panel’s second markup of the 119th Congress.

The suite of measures, which were spearheaded by the committee’s bipartisan Foreign Arms Sales Task Force, codify much-needed reforms to the foreign arms sales process outlined in President Trump’s executive order in April with tailored legislation to improve transparency, efficiency, and ease cooperation with foreign partners.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast formally established the task force, which is being led by Chairman Ryan Zinke (R-MT) and Ranking Member Madeleine Dean (D-PA), in March to ensure the foreign arms sales process meets the demands of the future.

“As Chairman of the Foreign Military Sales Task Force, I’ve made it my mission to eliminate the bureaucratic delays that prevent America’s top-tier military equipment from reaching our allies and partners,” Chairman Zinke said. “The Foreign Military Sales Task Force was given a job, and we intend to deliver. I appreciate Chairman Mast’s support in these efforts and look forward to voting for this legislation on the House floor.”

Since being stood up, the task force has heard from foreign partners, defense industry stakeholders, and U.S. government officials from across the interagency about key reforms needed to ensure the foreign arms sales process meets the demands of the future.

These task force’s efforts, which build upon the House Foreign Affairs Foreign Military Sales TIGER  Task Force co-led by Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) last Congress, will result in more efficient partnerships between the government and private sector stakeholders, a stronger defense industrial base, and foreign partners being better armed more quickly with American systems and hardware which improves interoperability.

“These actions, at their core, are about deterring aggression and, when needed, defeating our adversaries,” Chairman Mast said. “When we streamline and strengthen the foreign arms sales process, we incentivize innovation, improve our domestic manufacturing capabilities, and create American jobs. This is a no-fail mission, and I appreciate the hard work by the Task Force in getting this legislation before the full committee today.”

The six task force-led measures advanced in today’s markup include:

H.R. 3613 – Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025

H.R. 4233 – AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization & Review (ARMOR) Act

H.R. 4215 – ITAR Licensing Reform Act

H.R. 4216 – Made-In-America Defense Act

H.R. 3068 – Missile Technology Control Review Act

H.R. 4335 – Abraham Accords Defense Against Terror Act

Additionally, the committee advanced legislation aimed at strengthening U.S. partnerships and promoting peace and stability around the globe.

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