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  4. HR8649
119th Congress

H.R.8649

Expanding the Defense Industrial Base Sales Act

Introduced5/4/26
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Introduced5/4/26
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Introduced

H. R. 8649

Introduced in House · May 6, 2026

May 4, 2026

Mr. Baumgartner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to authorize the use of foreign military financing for direct commercial contracts, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Expanding the Defense Industrial Base Sales Act”.

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