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HR 2240 115th Congress House International Affairs Defense spending Israel Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military procurement, research, weapons development

U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act

Introduced: April 28, 2017 Introduced by: Gottheimer, Josh Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Apr 28, 2017
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.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system, in conjunction with the government of Israel, to validate the system's capabilities and improve its performance.

What's happening now May 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 4
D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jun 21, 2017
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jun 7, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 30, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · May 23, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 23, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 19, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2240: U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2240/
MLA
"H.R. 2240: U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2240/.
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H.R. 2240, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2240/.
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