HR 8649 · 119th Congress

Expanding the Defense Industrial Base Sales Act

This bill makes a change to how the U.S. government helps foreign countries buy military equipment and services. Currently, when the U.S. provides foreign military financing (essentially loans or grants to help allies purchase defense items), that money can only be used to buy things directly from the U.S. governmen…

Sponsor

Baumgartner, Michael (R-Washington)

Introduced

2026-05-04

Policy area

International Affairs