S 4366
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
DEFEND Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 9, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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