H.R.1229

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

Introduced·2/12/25

Enhances U.S.-Israel defense cooperation, focusing on countering unmanned systems and emerging technologies.

The United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 aims to strengthen defense collaboration between the U.S. and Israel. It establishes a cooperative program to develop, test, and deploy advanced technologies to counter unmanned systems. The bill also creates a U.S.-Israel Counter-Unmanned Systems Program Office within the Department of Defense to oversee program execution. Additionally, it mandates the establishment of a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel and extends the War Reserves Stockpile authority.

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Armed Services Committee
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History

Feb 12, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Feb 12, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.