The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 8665 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Ryan K. Zinke (R)

Allied Defense Sales Act

Directs the State Department to develop a strategy for multinational military equipment purchases.

Tradeoff

Requires the State Department to coordinate with foreign allies on buying US defense equipment together. No direct spending authorized; implementation uses existing departmental resources.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on June 8, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 4, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(May 4, 2026)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 44 - 1(May 13, 2026)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 8, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Jun 9, 2026)