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119-hr-3138119th Congress

Foreign Military Sales Reform Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would change when Congress must be notified about foreign military sales by raising the dollar thresholds for congressional notification and review. It also adds independent oversight and new penalties to deter officials from structuring transfers to avoid reporting.

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  • Congress: Fewer transfers would trigger required notice and review because several notification thresholds would be raised. Examples include raising $14 million to $23 million and $50 million to $83 million.
  • State Department employees: Federal employees who knowingly structure transfers to evade thresholds would be barred from Federal service and face civil penalties of $100,000.
  • Oversight: The State Department Office of the Inspector General would have to report to Congress on any activity that structures payments to circumvent the thresholds.
  • Foreign buyers and suppliers: The bill raises additional category caps in some places up to $500 million, reducing the number of large transfers that require congressional review.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Higher dollar triggers for defense sales

This bill would raise the dollar amounts that trigger Congress to be told about a defense sale. $14 million would become $23 million, and $50 million would become $83 million. It would also raise $25 million to $42 million, $100 million to $166 million, $200 million to $332 million, and $300 million to $500 million. If enacted, fewer transfers would need congressional notice or review. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Ban on structuring; $100,000 fine for State staff

If enacted, this would ban any federal employee from splitting or structuring defense sales to avoid congressional notice. State Department employees who knowingly do this would be barred from federal jobs and fined $100,000. The State Department Inspector General would report to Congress on any structuring schemes. The ban and penalties would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

OH • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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