Bill · S. 2424· Senate(119-S-2424)
THINK TWICE Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/23/2025
- Last activity
- 10/30/2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 238.
- Sponsored by
- Pete Ricketts
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
The THINK TWICE Act of 2025 requires the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State to report on arms sales from the People's Republic of China. These reports will analyze the capabilities of Chinese weapons, security risks, and entities violating United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iran and North Korea. Additionally, the Secretary of State must create a strategy to discourage other countries from buying new Chinese military equipment. This strategy includes using information campaigns, creative financing for U.S. equipment, and analyzing the use of sanctions. The goal is to counter Chinese arms sales and protect U.S. security interests.
Yes
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?+3
The bill aims to improve international alliances by countering China's arms sales influence.
Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?+3
The bill requires diplomatic engagement to dissuade countries from purchasing Chinese weapons.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Identification of Security Risks: The bill requires analysis of Chinese military equipment that presents the greatest security risks to U.S. assets, weapons, or platforms, which helps protect national security (Section 2(b)(5)).
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Enforcement of International Law: The bill mandates reporting on Chinese entities that have violated United Nations Security Council resolutions restricting arms transfers to the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Section 2(b)(10)).
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Support for U.S. Defense Industry: The strategy includes describing actions U.S. defense firms can take to provide competitive alternatives to Chinese equipment and explores using creative financing and subsidized pricing to make U.S. equipment more attractive (Section 3(b)(2) and (4)).
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Combating Disinformation: The bill requires a plan to fight Chinese disinformation campaigns that target the performance of weapons produced by the United States or its trusted allies (Section 3(b)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Economic Restrictions: The bill calls for an analysis of using sanctions, export controls, or other economic restrictions against buyers of Chinese military equipment, which could create economic burdens for those targeted (Section 3(b)(3)).
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Limited Security Cooperation: The strategy involves warning other countries that acquiring Chinese weapons could lead to the potential limitation of their future security cooperation with the United States (Section 3(b)(1)(C)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Diplomatic Engagement+3Improves International Alliances+3
- 10/30/2025
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 238.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/22/2025
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 7/23/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado
Rick ScottRepublican · Florida