HR 6981 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine Act

Introduced Mar 8, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Richard Hudson R-NC

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Latest action · Mar 8, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 8, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine Act

This bill authorizes the President to waive certain payments and requirements for deliveries of ammunition to Ukraine until the armed conflict in Ukraine ends.

Specifically, for certain types of ammunition or ordnance to be delivered to a qualified entity providing such items to Ukraine, the President may transport the items without charging the transportation costs to Ukraine. The President may also, to expedite delivery of such items, waive any applicable Department of State or Department of Commerce export criteria.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2022 to Mar 11, 2022; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-VABob GoodOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-PAMike KellyOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NCTed BuddOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-INVictoria SpartzOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanMar 9, 2022
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoMar 9, 2022
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMar 11, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 8, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 8, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 41, March 8, 2022, page H1374.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the President to waive export criteria and transportation and related costs for transportation of certain ammunition and ordnance to supply entities providing ammunition to Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House

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