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S. 554 · 119th CongressInternational Affairs

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 12, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Sullivan, Dan R-AK · 32 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 20 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 218 words.

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 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). 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.

Context
Committees
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Policy area
International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
Sponsor
15 of 269 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 1,755 words
Latest action
Feb 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.

Identical or companion · 1
  • 119th H.R. 1229 United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 R · Introduced

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]