House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PORCUPINE Act
Official title: To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Wittman R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7146.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 12, January 16, 2026, Page H925):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7146, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7146
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
44 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 20 Democrats
20 of 44 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Donald Davis (D-NC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Young Kim (R-CA), George Latimer (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), John McGuire (R-VA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), James Moylan (R-GU) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 906 (119th) Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
- H.R. 207 (119th) SHARKED Act of 2025
- H.Con.Res. 62 (119th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns.
Related bills
- S. 1744 (119th) PORCUPINE ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.