The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 1744 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Pete Ricketts (R)

PORCUPINE Act

Adds Taiwan to US military export certification rules alongside Israel and allied nations.

Tradeoff

Expands which countries qualify for streamlined US military equipment transfers under existing law. Requires the State Department to study faster approval processes for allied nations shipping weapons to Taiwan.

What's in it

See official bill text

Net change in direct spending is less than $500,000 over the 2026-2035 period.

The $500,000 figure is just the federal cost to implement the bill's reporting requirements and administer expedited sales approvals; the policy's real impact is on accelerating defense sales to Taiwan and enabling allied countries to transfer U.S.-origin defense articles to Taiwan more quickly.

S. 1744, Providing Our Regional Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments Act · Nov 2025

Passed the Senate by on December 11, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 13, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Foreign Relations(May 13, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Foreign Relations voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Oct 22, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 11, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 15, 2025)