PORCUPINE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wittman
Introduced
Summary
Expedited arms licensing for Taiwan. This bill would change the Arms Export Control Act to give Taiwan the same shortened certification and reporting timelines used for New Zealand and to speed approvals for allied transfers of U.S. defense items to Taiwan.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan
If enacted, the bill would add Taiwan to several named rules in the Arms Export Control Act so Taiwan would get shorter certification and reporting timelines like other listed countries. The Secretary of State would have 90 days to study whether to create an expedited approval process for third-party transfers and re-transfers of U.S. defense items to Taiwan from NATO members, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, or Israel. The study would cover U.S.-origin grant, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sales end-items not exempt under ITAR subchapter M, and would test a 15-day target for government-to-government approvals and a 30-day target for other license reviews. The Secretary would brief Congress within 180 days and report on implementation two years after enactment and every two years after that.
No change to Taiwan policy
If enacted, the bill would say that nothing in it may be used to change U.S. policy toward Taiwan as set out in the Taiwan Relations Act. This would preserve the existing statutory policy toward Taiwan while the other procedural changes operate.
Changes end after seven years
If enacted, the Act would stop all its changes seven years after enactment. That means the authorities and procedural changes described in the bill would end on that date unless Congress reenacts them.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wittman
VA • R
Cosponsors
Bera
CA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2026
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 1/16/2026
Mackenzie
PA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2026
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Nunn (IA)
IA • R
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Moskowitz
FL • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Latimer
NY • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Mann
KS • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Dunn (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Aderholt
AL • R
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Harrigan
NC • R
Sponsored 2/13/2026
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Zinke
MT • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Shreve
IN • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Ryan
NY • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Miller-Meeks
IA • R
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 3/12/2026
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Van Epps
TN • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Fallon
TX • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Olszewski
MD • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
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