House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
UNLOCK AUKUS Act
Official title: To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to export and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS partnership, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9517.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 108, June 29, 2026, Page H4317):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9517, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9517
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 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
11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Blake Moore (R-UT), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.
Related bills
- S. 4709 (119th) UNLOCK AUKUS ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.