Support future arms sales to Taiwan and work to ensure Taiwan receives the capabilities and support it needs without delay.

[The U.S. Congress] will continue to support future arms sales to Taiwan. ... As co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, we will continue working to ensure that Taiwan receives the capabilities and support it needs without delay.

Bera commits to continued support for future U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and to working to speed Taiwan's receipt of needed defense capabilities and support.

Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Applaud Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget, Call for Full Funding of Taiwan’s Defense Priorities | U.S. Representative Ami Bera
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Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bera was an original House introducer of the PORCUPINE Act, which would shorten arms-sale certification/reporting periods for Taiwan and expedite allied transfers of military equipment to Taiwan.

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H.R. 7146 Introduced in House - PORCUPINE Act
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In August, Congress received no new Foreign Military Sales (FMS) notifications for Taiwan, and no existing sales were fully delivered. The total value of FMS cases notified to Congress but not yet delivered to Taiwan is still $29.72 billion.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The latest backlog tracker found some movement in deliveries but no fully delivered FMS cases in August and a large undelivered backlog, so the no-delay component remains only partially satisfied as of the refresh.

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Taiwan Arms Sale Backlog, August 2026 Update - Taiwan Security Monitor
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