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International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform Act
To require the Secretary of State to promulgate expedited and fixed timelines for the decision-making process to license the export of certain defense articles and defense services, and for other purposes.
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Summary
International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform Act
This bill requires the Department of State to establish deadlines for the review of applications to export defense articles or services.
Specifically, the State Department must develop and maintain a list of countries and end users with respect to which expedited decision-making on applications to export defense articles and services is vital to U.S. national security. The State Department must submit this list to Congress annually.
Following publication of the list, the State Department, in coordination with the Department of Defense, must initiate a rulemaking process to establish timelines for decision-making with respect to (1) applications to export defense articles and services to countries or end users identified in the list, and (2) all other applications to export defense articles and services.
To the maximum extent practicable, applications for export to listed countries or end users must be acted on within 45 days of submission, and applications for export to other countries or end users must be acted on within 60 days of submission. These deadlines may be suspended under specified circumstances.
Finally, the State Department must submit a semiannual report to Congress identifying each application to export defense articles or services during the preceding 180 days that was not acted upon by the applicable deadline.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Sep 3, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 2, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 2, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3726)
- Sep 2, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4215.
- Sep 2, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3726-3727)
- Sep 2, 2025 Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 22, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 3.
- Jul 22, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Jun 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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