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ARMOR Act
To modify provisions relating to defense trade and cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
Summary
AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization and Review Act or the ARMOR Act
This bill expedites review processes for the export of certain defense articles and services to Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and Canada.
Specifically, the bill exempts from certain congressional notification requirements the export or transfer of defense articles or services subject to the defense trade partnership between Australia, the UK, and the United States (AUKUS). (Under current law, exports and transfers of defense articles and services to Australia and the UK are exempt from certain export controls pursuant to AUKUS. Separately, approvals of certain commercial agreements and the export of certain defense articles, services, and equipment are generally subject to congressional notification requirements and a waiting period.) Under the bill, exports and transfers that are exempt from export controls pursuant to AUKUS are also exempt from these congressional notification requirements.
Further, the bill requires the Department of State to periodically review the list of defense articles and services excluded from AUKUS to ensure it includes only items that (1) are required by statute to be included, or (2) require licensing review for national security reasons.
Finally, the bill explicitly states that the existing expedited review process for applications to export certain commercial, advanced-technology defense articles and services to Australia, the UK, and Canada is available to all exports and transfers, including reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activity. Such exports and transfers must take place wholly within or between the territory of these countries or the United States.
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 H3736-3737)
- Sep 2, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4233.
- Sep 2, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3736-3738)
- 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: 48 - 2.
- 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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