H.R. 6405

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6405 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6405

To modify the expedited procedures in the House of Representatives 
under section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act with respect to 
consideration of joint resolutions prohibiting proposed sales of 
defense articles or services, prohibiting proposed licenses for exports 
of defense articles or services, and prohibiting approval of United 
States commercial technical assistance or manufacturing licensing 
agreements.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 3, 2025

Mr. Lieu (for himself, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Omar) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To modify the expedited procedures in the House of Representatives 
under section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act with respect to 
consideration of joint resolutions prohibiting proposed sales of 
defense articles or services, prohibiting proposed licenses for exports 
of defense articles or services, and prohibiting approval of United 
States commercial technical assistance or manufacturing licensing 
agreements.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Arms Sale Oversight Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE ARMS EXPORT 
CONTROL ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (b), by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows:
``(3) Any such joint resolution shall be considered in the House of 
Representatives in accordance with the following:
``(A)(i) If the committee to which a joint resolution with 
respect to a proposed sale has been referred has not reported 
it at the end of 10 calendar days after its referral, it shall 
be in order to move either to discharge the committee from 
further consideration of such resolution or to discharge the 
committee from further consideration of any other resolution 
with respect to such proposed sale which has been referred to 
the committee.
``(ii) A motion to discharge may be made only by an 
individual favoring the resolution, shall be highly privileged 
(except that it may not be made after the committee has 
reported a resolution with respect to the same proposed sale), 
and debate thereon shall be limited to not more than one hour, 
to be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing 
the resolution. An amendment to the motion shall not be in 
order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion was agreed to or disagreed to.
``(iii) If the motion to discharge is agreed to or 
disagreed to, the motion may not be renewed, nor may another 
motion to discharge the committee be made with respect to any 
other resolution with respect to the same proposed sale.
``(B)(i) When the committee has reported, or has been 
discharged from further consideration of, a resolution, it 
shall be at any time thereafter in order (even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to 
move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution. The 
motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. 
An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, and it shall 
not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion was agreed to or disagreed to.
``(ii) Debate on the resolution referred to in clause (i) 
of this subparagraph shall be limited to not more than 10 
hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring 
and those opposing such resolution. A motion further to limit 
debate shall not be debatable. An amendment to, or motion to 
recommit, the resolution shall not be in order, and it shall 
not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such 
resolution was agreed to or disagreed to.
``(C)(i) Motions to postpone, made with respect to the 
discharge from committee, or the consideration of a resolution 
and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, 
shall be decided without debate.
``(ii) Appeals from the decision of the Chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the House of Representatives to 
the procedure relating to a resolution shall be decided without 
debate.
``(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
paragraph, if the House of Representatives has approved a 
resolution with respect to a proposed sale, then it shall not 
be in order to consider in the House of Representatives any 
other resolution with respect to the same such sale.''.
(2) In each of subsections (c)(3)(B) and (d)(5)(B) by 
striking ``For the purpose'' and all that follows through 
``House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Any such joint 
resolution shall be considered in the House of Representatives 
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(3) of this 
section.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to any joint resolution described in subsection (b)(3), (c)(3)(B), or 
(d)(5)(B) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act that is 
introduced in the House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case 
may be, on or after such date of enactment.
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