United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 12, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2025 to Dec 9, 2025; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 11, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47597 | India-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress | Report | May 4, 2026 |
| RL33222 | U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel: Overview and Developments since October 7, 2023 | Report | May 28, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1229 | United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Feb 12, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced in Senate
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