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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1744
PORCUPINE Act
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Introduced 2025-05-13Topic: veterans military · governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes the Arms Export Control Act so that Taiwan is added to the group of recipients, which includes NATO members, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Israel, and New Zealand, that get shorter congressional review and reporting periods for U.S. arms sales. The Secretary of State would report to Congress every two years on how these changes are working. Within 90 days, the Secretary of State would also study whether to set up a faster approval process for allied countries that transfer military equipment to Taiwan, and would brief Congress on the results within 180 days. The bill states that it does not change U.S. policy toward Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, and it would expire after 7 years.
Sponsors
- Pete Ricketts Republican sponsor
- 6 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2025-12-15 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2025-12-15 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-12-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8693) | |
| 2025-12-11 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-10-30 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232. | |
| 2025-10-30 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2025-10-30 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2025-10-22 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-05-13 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |