Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
PORCUPINE Act
Official title: A bill 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: Sen. Pete Ricketts R-NEWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2025
- Committee actionOct 22, 2025
- Passed SenateDec 11, 2025 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 15, 2025 — Held at the desk.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1744.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1744, Providing Our Regional Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments Act” on November 26, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 30, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61917
- CBO publication date
- November 26, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1744, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/1744
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of February 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 711 (119th) A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "National Beef Month" to recognize the important role cattle play in…
- S.Res. 655 (119th) A resolution expressing support for the annual designation of the first Saturday after the Spring Equinox as "National Day of Play".
- S.Res. 866 (119th) A resolution supporting the designation of October 2026 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use…
- S.Res. 97 (119th) A resolution honoring the life of Nebraska community leader Howard L. Hawks.
Related bills
- H.R. 7146 (119th) PORCUPINE ActRelated 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.