United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-02-12Topic: veterans military · technology privacy · budget

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This bill would require the U.S. Secretary of Defense, with the agreement of Israel's Minister of Defense, to set up a United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative. The initiative would expand joint research, testing, and production of defense technologies, and work to bring jointly developed or Israeli-origin technologies into U.S. military systems. Areas of work could include counter-drone systems, anti-tunneling, missile and air defense, artificial intelligence, directed energy, cyber defense, and biotechnology. The Secretary would have to brief Congress within 180 days, send yearly reports, and post unclassified updates on a public website. The bill authorizes $150 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2029.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-02-12	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.	refer
2026-02-12	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.	refer
2026-02-12		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-02-12		Introduced in House	introduce

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