HR 7987
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
DEFEND Act of 2022
Introduced: June 8, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Jun 8, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses Act of 2022 or the DEFEND Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to cooperate with Middle East allies and partners (i.e., countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and other countries in the region as appropriate) to identify and develop an approach for such allies and partners to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability to protect against attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Committees of jurisdiction
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