# 114-hr-4395: To repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

114-hr-4395, To repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4395
- Congress: 114
- Title: To repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
- Introduced: 2016-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 to repeal, and deem never to have been enacted, the requirement that the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements be open for award to all certified providers of such systems offering the best value to the government, regardless of the rocket engine's country of origin (including the Russian Federation), for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4395 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4395)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4395 (as of 2025-11-18).