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Pete Ricketts (R-NE)

UNLOCK AUKUS Act

S. 4709 · Senate bill International Affairs

A Republican bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors · See all 9 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the UNLOCK AUKUS Act. It was introduced in the Senate to amend the Arms Export Control Act. The main purpose of the bill is to modify a limitation related to the exports and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS partnership. Specifically, Section 2 changes how certain exclusions apply within the law. It was reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations in July 2026.

Yes

  • Scored +6

    Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?

    The bill facilitates defense cooperation and exports under the AUKUS partnership, strengthening strategic ties with key international allies.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.