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119th Congress International Affairs

H.R. 1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 12, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 12, 2025

This bill requires or authorizes certain actions to increase defense-related cooperation between the United States and Israel.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to

  • establish a cooperative program, with the concurrence of Israel's Ministry of Defense (MOD), to develop and deploy advanced technologies for countering unmanned systems that threaten the United States and Israel;
  • establish in Israel an office of the Defense Innovation Unit (an organization that focuses on rapidly fielding and scaling commercial technology across the U.S. military); and
  • seek to engage Israel's MOD on the ascension of Israel into the national technology and industrial base (currently defined in law as the persons and organizations engaged in research, development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities conducted within the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada).
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The bill authorizes DOD, upon request of Israel's MOD, to jointly conduct research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics to meet defense challenges.

Additionally, the bill extends the authority for DOD to (1) carry out RDT&E on a joint basis with Israel to establish anti-tunnel and counter unmanned aerial systems capabilities through 2028, and (2) transfer defense articles intended for use as reserve stocks for Israel through January 1, 2029.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

178

Bipartisan support. 3 withdrawn cosponsorships.

Who scored on this bill

-6 points earned
  1. 1Joe Wilson R-SC SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone5 events+24
  2. 2Chris Deluzio D-PACosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
  3. 2Robert Garcia D-CACosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
  4. 2Sam Liccardo D-CACosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
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History

  1. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in the House by Joe Wilson.
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  1. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 12, 2025Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.