Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors
Last activity — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.
Introduced, nothing more yet
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
What this bill would do
The Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025 aims to amend the Arms Export Control Act. The primary purpose of this bill is to streamline Foreign Military Sales under that Act. It achieves this by making various adjustments to specific dollar amounts found within different sections of the existing law. These changes include increasing thresholds and limits across several sections of the Arms Export Control Act.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +3
Does this make trade with other countries easier?
The bill streamlines the process for foreign military sales by increasing the monetary thresholds required for various export activities.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill benefits owners in the defense and aerospace industries by reducing the administrative friction in large-scale international sales.
- Scored +2
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?
Increasing the thresholds for military sales can facilitate easier defense cooperation and hardware transfers to allied nations.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Streamlined Foreign Military Sales: The bill is intended to streamline Foreign Military Sales under the Arms Export Control Act (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this make trade with other countries easier? — The bill streamlines the process for foreign military sales by increasing the monetary thresholds required for various export activities. Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — Increasing the thresholds for military sales can facilitate easier defense cooperation and hardware transfers to allied nations. Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — Streamlining military sales can support broader defense capabilities, though the direct link to veteran benefits is indirect.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill benefits owners in the defense and aerospace industries by reducing the administrative friction in large-scale international sales.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — By raising the dollar thresholds for foreign military sales, the bill facilitates larger and more frequent arms transactions which may support domestic defense industry jobs.
- 10/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.
- 7/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/23/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Robert AderholtRepublican · Alabama
Michael BaumgartnerRepublican · Washington
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas
Young KimRepublican · California
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York
Mark MessmerRepublican · Indiana
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California