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H.R. 6618: ARMAS Act of 2023

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H.R. 6618: ARMAS Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-12-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-12-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

ARMAS Act of 2023

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 50 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Greg Casar (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Becca Balint (D-VT), André Carson (D-IN), Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] reported raising $592,416 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr6618 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118