S. 2925: A bill to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to foreign countries.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-22 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

A bill to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to foreign countries.

Plain summary

This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to transfer an F-35 aircraft or related intellectual property or technical data to a foreign country unless the Department of Defense certifies to Congress that such country is not: (1) degrading North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interoperability or member country security or exposing NATO assets to hostile actors; (2) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a U.S.-sanctioned foreign country; or (3) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens.

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Official text

A bill to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to foreign countries.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · 1 cosponsors

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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2925.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2925 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115