S 554 · in committee · significant
United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- defense
- technology
What this bill does
- The bill increases defense cooperation between the U.S. and Israel on advanced technologies like AI and counter-drone systems.
- The Department of Defense and Israel's Ministry of Defense are affected by new joint research and development requirements.
- The bill authorizes defense technology transfers and joint research programs through 2028-2029 with no new spending specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should Congress balance increased defense technology sharing with Israel against potential risks of sensitive U.S. military innovations being compromised?
- 02
What oversight mechanisms would ensure joint AI and counter-drone research serves both nations' security interests without one partner dominating the partnership?
- 03
Why does the bill authorize defense cooperation through 2028-2029 without specifying funding amounts, and what could that mean for other defense priorities?
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Sponsor · R-AK
Dan Sullivan
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
32/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-12
Joining the bill
Pete Ricketts
R-NE · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Jacky Rosen
D-NV · original
Gary C. Peters
D-MI · original
Mark R. Warner
D-VA
Ted Budd
R-NC
Rick Scott
R-FL
Josh Hawley
R-MO
Chuck Grassley
R-IA
Jim Banks
R-IN
John Fetterman
D-PA
Ruben Gallego
D-AZ
+ 20 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-12 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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