# 119-hr-3138: Foreign Military Sales Reform Act of 2025

119-hr-3138, Foreign Military Sales Reform Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3138
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foreign Military Sales Reform Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher dollar triggers for defense sales: benefit, medium. 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 millio…
- Ban on structuring; $100,000 fine for State staff: cost, low. 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 st…

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- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1566: REPAIR Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3138 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3138)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
- [119-hr-1566: REPAIR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1566)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3138 (as of 2025-12-21).