119th Congress International Affairs
S. 554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
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Summary
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
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Gary Peters D-MIOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NVOriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Mark Warner D-VA
- Jim Banks R-IN
- Charles Grassley R-IA
- Joshua Hawley R-MO
- Rick Scott R-FL
- John Fetterman D-PA
- John Curtis R-UT
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Timothy Kaine D-VA
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Dave McCormick R-PA
- Ron Wyden D-OR
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- James Lankford R-OK
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Jim Justice R-WV
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Tom Cotton R-AR
Who scored on this bill
- 1Dan Sullivan SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Dan Sullivan.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.