US-Israel Defense Partnership Act (H.R. 1229)
Summary
Would expand U.S.-Israel defense cooperation by authorizing joint munitions production, expanding loan guarantees for Israeli arms purchases, and codifying preferential treatment for Israeli defense contractors under U.S. procurement rules.
Editorial Note
Joe Wilson of South Carolina and Donald Norcross of New Jersey introduced H.R. 1229 as a bipartisan expansion of the U.S. arms relationship with Israel. It authorizes joint munitions production, extends loan guarantees for Israeli arms purchases, and carves out preferential treatment for Israeli contractors under federal procurement rules, all without conditions on Israeli conduct. The cosponsor list runs to 178 members from both parties, making it one of the most heavily cosponsored Israel-related bills of the session.
Sponsorship
178 of 435 House members
Party Breakdown
| Party | Sponsoring | Not Sponsoring |
|---|---|---|
| Democrat (D) | 92 | 125 |
| Republican (R) | 85 | 135 |
| Independent (I) | 1 | 0 |
Sponsors
| Member | Party | State | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gray(CA-13) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Ami Bera(CA-6) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Angie Craig(MN-2) | D | MN | Cosponsor |
| April McClain Delaney(MD-6) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Brad Sherman(CA-32) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Bradley Schneider(IL-10) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Brendan Boyle(PA-2) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Chris Deluzio(PA-17) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Chris Pappas(NH-1) | D | NH | Cosponsor |
| Chrissy Houlahan(PA-6) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Dan Goldman(NY-10) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Darren Soto(FL-9) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| David Scott(GA-13) | D | GA | Cosponsor |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz(FL-25) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| Dina Titus(NV-1) | D | NV | Cosponsor |
| Donald Davis(NC-1) | D | NC | Cosponsor |
| Donald Norcross(NJ-1) | D | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Ed Case(HI-1) | D | HI | Cosponsor |
| Emilia Sykes(OH-13) | D | OH | Cosponsor |
| Eric Sorensen(IL-17) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Eric Swalwell(CA-14) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Eugene Vindman(VA-7) | D | VA | Cosponsor |
| Frank Mrvan(IN-1) | D | IN | Cosponsor |
| Frank Pallone(NJ-6) | D | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Frederica Wilson(FL-24) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| Gabe Amo(RI-1) | D | RI | Cosponsor |
| George Latimer(NY-16) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| George Whitesides(CA-27) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Gilbert Cisneros(CA-31) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Glenn Ivey(MD-4) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Grace Meng(NY-6) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Greg Landsman(OH-1) | D | OH | Cosponsor |
| Gregory Meeks(NY-5) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Haley Stevens(MI-11) | D | MI | Cosponsor |
| Henry Cuellar(TX-28) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Hillary Scholten(MI-3) | D | MI | Cosponsor |
| Jake Auchincloss(MA-4) | D | MA | Cosponsor |
| James Walkinshaw(VA-11) | D | VA | Cosponsor |
| Janelle Bynum(OR-5) | D | OR | Cosponsor |
| Jared Golden(ME-2) | D | ME | Cosponsor |
| Jared Moskowitz(FL-23) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| Joe Neguse(CO-2) | D | CO | Cosponsor |
| John Larson(CT-1) | D | CT | Cosponsor |
| John Mannion(NY-22) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Johnny Olszewski(MD-2) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Jonathan Jackson(IL-1) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Joseph Morelle(NY-25) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Josh Gottheimer(NJ-5) | D | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Josh Riley(NY-19) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Julie Johnson(TX-32) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Kathy Castor(FL-14) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| Kelly Morrison(MN-3) | D | MN | Cosponsor |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet(MI-8) | D | MI | Cosponsor |
| Kweisi Mfume(MD-7) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Laura Friedman(CA-30) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Laura Gillen(NY-4) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Lois Frankel(FL-22) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| Lucy McBath(GA-6) | D | GA | Cosponsor |
| Luz Rivas(CA-29) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Maggie Goodlander(NH-2) | D | NH | Cosponsor |
| Marc Veasey(TX-33) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez(WA-3) | D | WA | Cosponsor |
| Marilyn Strickland(WA-10) | D | WA | Cosponsor |
| Mike Levin(CA-49) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Mike Quigley(IL-5) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Nikema Williams(GA-5) | D | GA | Cosponsor |
| Norma Torres(CA-35) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Patrick Ryan(NY-18) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Ritchie Torres(NY-15) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Robert Garcia(CA-42) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Robert Menendez(NJ-8) | D | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Salud Carbajal(CA-24) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Sam Liccardo(CA-16) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Sanford Bishop(GA-2) | D | GA | Cosponsor |
| Sarah Elfreth(MD-3) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Sarah McBride(DE-0) | D | DE | Cosponsor |
| Scott Peters(CA-50) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Seth Moulton(MA-6) | D | MA | Cosponsor |
| Shontel Brown(OH-11) | D | OH | Cosponsor |
| Shri Thanedar(MI-13) | D | MI | Cosponsor |
| Steny Hoyer(MD-5) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Steven Horsford(NV-4) | D | NV | Cosponsor |
| Suhas Subramanyam(VA-10) | D | VA | Cosponsor |
| Susie Lee(NV-3) | D | NV | Cosponsor |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove(CA-37) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Ted Lieu(CA-36) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Thomas Suozzi(NY-3) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Timothy Kennedy(NY-26) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Vicente Gonzalez(TX-34) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Wesley Bell(MO-1) | D | MO | Cosponsor |
| William Keating(MA-9) | D | MA | Cosponsor |
| Yvette Clarke(NY-9) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Addison McDowell(NC-6) | R | NC | Cosponsor |
| Adrian Smith(NE-3) | R | NE | Cosponsor |
| Andrew Garbarino(NY-2) | R | NY | Cosponsor |
| Ann Wagner(MO-2) | R | MO | Cosponsor |
| Ashley Hinson(IA-2) | R | IA | Cosponsor |
| Ben Cline(VA-6) | R | VA | Cosponsor |
| Brad Finstad(MN-1) | R | MN | Cosponsor |
| Brad Knott(NC-13) | R | NC | Cosponsor |
| Brandon Gill(TX-26) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Brian Fitzpatrick(PA-1) | R | PA | Cosponsor |
| Brian Jack(GA-3) | R | GA | Cosponsor |
| Bryan Steil(WI-1) | R | WI | Cosponsor |
| C. Franklin(FL-18) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Carol Miller(WV-1) | R | WV | Cosponsor |
| Charles Fleischmann(TN-3) | R | TN | Cosponsor |
| Christopher Smith(NJ-4) | R | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Claudia Tenney(NY-24) | R | NY | Cosponsor |
| Craig Goldman(TX-12) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Dale Strong(AL-5) | R | AL | Cosponsor |
| Dan Crenshaw(TX-2) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Daniel Meuser(PA-9) | R | PA | Cosponsor |
| Daniel Webster(FL-11) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| David Joyce(OH-14) | R | OH | Cosponsor |
| David Kustoff(TN-8) | R | TN | Cosponsor |
| David Valadao(CA-22) | R | CA | Cosponsor |
| Derek Schmidt(KS-2) | R | KS | Cosponsor |
| Derrick Van Orden(WI-3) | R | WI | Cosponsor |
| Don Bacon(NE-2) | R | NE | Cosponsor |
| Earl Carter(GA-1) | R | GA | Cosponsor |
| Elise Stefanik(NY-21) | R | NY | Cosponsor |
| Ernest Gonzales(TX-23) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Gabe Evans(CO-8) | R | CO | Cosponsor |
| Glenn Grothman(WI-6) | R | WI | Cosponsor |
| Gregory Murphy(NC-3) | R | NC | Cosponsor |
| Gus Bilirakis(FL-12) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Guy Reschenthaler(PA-14) | R | PA | Cosponsor |
| Jack Bergman(MI-1) | R | MI | Cosponsor |
| Jason Smith(MO-8) | R | MO | Cosponsor |
| Jeff Crank(CO-5) | R | CO | Cosponsor |
| Jeff Hurd(CO-3) | R | CO | Cosponsor |
| Jefferson Shreve(IN-6) | R | IN | Cosponsor |
| Jefferson Van Drew(NJ-2) | R | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Jennifer Kiggans(VA-2) | R | VA | Cosponsor |
| Joe Wilson(SC-2) | R | SC | Sponsor |
| John McGuire(VA-5) | R | VA | Cosponsor |
| John Rose(TN-6) | R | TN | Cosponsor |
| John Rutherford(FL-5) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Juan Ciscomani(AZ-6) | R | AZ | Cosponsor |
| Lance Gooden(TX-5) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Laurel Lee(FL-15) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Maria Salazar(FL-27) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Mark Messmer(IN-8) | R | IN | Cosponsor |
| Michael Baumgartner(WA-5) | R | WA | Cosponsor |
| Michael Lawler(NY-17) | R | NY | Cosponsor |
| Michael Rulli(OH-6) | R | OH | Cosponsor |
| Mike Bost(IL-12) | R | IL | Cosponsor |
| Mike Ezell(MS-4) | R | MS | Cosponsor |
| Mike Flood(NE-1) | R | NE | Cosponsor |
| Mike Haridopolos(FL-8) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Mónica De La Cruz(TX-15) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Morgan Luttrell(TX-8) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Nicholas Langworthy(NY-23) | R | NY | Cosponsor |
| Nicolas LaLota(NY-1) | R | NY | Cosponsor |
| Pat Harrigan(NC-10) | R | NC | Cosponsor |
| Patrick Fallon(TX-4) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Pete Stauber(MN-8) | R | MN | Cosponsor |
| Randall Fine(FL-6) | R | FL | Cosponsor |
| Randy Feenstra(IA-4) | R | IA | Cosponsor |
| Randy Weber(TX-14) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| Richard Hudson(NC-9) | R | NC | Cosponsor |
| Robert Bresnahan(PA-8) | R | PA | Cosponsor |
| Robert Wittman(VA-1) | R | VA | Cosponsor |
| Ron Estes(KS-4) | R | KS | Cosponsor |
| Rudy Yakym(IN-2) | R | IN | Cosponsor |
| Russell Fry(SC-7) | R | SC | Cosponsor |
| Scott DesJarlais(TN-4) | R | TN | Cosponsor |
| Thomas Kean(NJ-7) | R | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Tim Moore(NC-14) | R | NC | Cosponsor |
| Tim Walberg(MI-5) | R | MI | Cosponsor |
| Tom Barrett(MI-7) | R | MI | Cosponsor |
| Troy Downing(MT-2) | R | MT | Cosponsor |
| Wesley Hunt(TX-38) | R | TX | Cosponsor |
| William Timmons(SC-4) | R | SC | Cosponsor |
| Young Kim(CA-40) | R | CA | Cosponsor |
| Zachary (Zach) Nunn(IA-3) | R | IA | Cosponsor |
| Kevin Kiley(CA-3) | I | CA | Cosponsor |