IRONDOME Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increasing Response Options and Deterrence of Missile Engagements Act of 2025 or the IRONDOME Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and other entities to take specified actions to support U.S. missile defense capabilities, particularly with respect to the U.S. homeland.
DOD must submit to Congress a multi-year phased plan to transfer operations and sustainment responsibility for missile defense from the Missile Defense Agency to the appropriate military departments to allow the Missile Defense Agency to focus on research, development, and prototyping and testing.
Additionally, among other elements, the bill requires
- the United States Northern Command and the Space Development Agency within DOD to use a specified acquisition process to conduct rapid testing and development of certain drone and satellite systems;
- each commander of a combatant command to include the missile defense interceptor and sensor requirements of the command in annual budget requests;
- DOD to use all authorities available to accelerate the development, production, and modernization of various defense systems and technology, including certain space-based interceptors; and
- the Department of the Army to procure and field airships in support of the missile defense of the U.S. homeland from drones and ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.
On January 27, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled The Iron Dome for America. The order directs DOD to develop plans for a next-generation missile defense shield to protect the U.S. homeland from ballistic, hypersonic, and advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 5, 2025 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Feb 27, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alaska
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Defense
- Hawaii
- Military facilities and property
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Public contracts and procurement
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Supply chain
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2025Introduced in Senate
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