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United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-2497| Senate 
| Updated: 9/12/2018
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (72)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, Armed Services Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 This bill extends security assistance to Israel. Specifically, it extends: foreign military financing assistance to Israel through FY2028, loan guarantees through FY2023, and authority for the war reserves stockpile through FY2023. The President may: enter into a cooperative agreement with Israel for research and joint production of anti-drone defense articles; conduct a joint assessment with Israel regarding which precision guided munitions Israel needs in a sustained armed confrontation with Hezbollah, Hamas, or other groups; and transfer precision guided munitions and defense articles to such stockpile. The bill directs the Department of Defense to provide for the rapid acquisition and deployment of precision guided munitions for U.S. counterterrorism missions or to assist an ally under missile threat from a terrorist organization or a country that supports international terrorism. The President shall report to Congress describing the steps taken to include Israel in the list of countries eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception. Such exception allows a controlled item to be exported without a transaction-specific license. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall continue to work with the Israel Space Agency to pursue peaceful space exploration and science initiatives. The bill also requires the periodic reports on Israel's qualitative military edge to include information about Israel's ability to defend itself from regional state and non-state actors and from drone, cyber, and asymmetric threats.

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Timeline
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 10, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 17, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 17, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Aug 1, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5570-5572)
Aug 1, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5570-5572)
Aug 1, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5567-5572)
Aug 1, 2018
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 3, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Aug 3, 2018
Received in the House.
Sep 12, 2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Sep 12, 2018
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8145-8150)
Sep 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2497.
Sep 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8145-8146)
Sep 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8145-8146)
Sep 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • March 5, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • July 10, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • July 17, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • July 17, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.


  • August 1, 2018
    Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5570-5572)


  • August 1, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5570-5572)


  • August 1, 2018
    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5567-5572)


  • August 1, 2018
    The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.


  • August 2, 2018
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • August 3, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.


  • August 3, 2018
    Received in the House.


  • September 12, 2018
    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.


  • September 12, 2018
    Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • September 12, 2018
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8145-8150)


  • September 12, 2018
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2497.


  • September 12, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8145-8146)


  • September 12, 2018
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8145-8146)


  • September 12, 2018
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5141: To make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize assistance for Israel, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2504: A bill to provide for continuing cooperation between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Israel Space Agency, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5117: To authorize the President to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United States or Israel.
  • HR 115-1159: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
Arms control and nonproliferationAviation and airportsComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInternational organizations and cooperationIranIsraelLebanonLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentResearch and developmentScientific communicationSpace flight and explorationSyriaTerrorismTrade restrictions

United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-2497| Senate 
| Updated: 9/12/2018
United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 This bill extends security assistance to Israel. Specifically, it extends: foreign military financing assistance to Israel through FY2028, loan guarantees through FY2023, and authority for the war reserves stockpile through FY2023. The President may: enter into a cooperative agreement with Israel for research and joint production of anti-drone defense articles; conduct a joint assessment with Israel regarding which precision guided munitions Israel needs in a sustained armed confrontation with Hezbollah, Hamas, or other groups; and transfer precision guided munitions and defense articles to such stockpile. The bill directs the Department of Defense to provide for the rapid acquisition and deployment of precision guided munitions for U.S. counterterrorism missions or to assist an ally under missile threat from a terrorist organization or a country that supports international terrorism. The President shall report to Congress describing the steps taken to include Israel in the list of countries eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception. Such exception allows a controlled item to be exported without a transaction-specific license. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall continue to work with the Israel Space Agency to pursue peaceful space exploration and science initiatives. The bill also requires the periodic reports on Israel's qualitative military edge to include information about Israel's ability to defend itself from regional state and non-state actors and from drone, cyber, and asymmetric threats.

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Timeline
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 10, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 17, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 17, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Aug 1, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5570-5572)
Aug 1, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5570-5572)
Aug 1, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5567-5572)
Aug 1, 2018
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 3, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Aug 3, 2018
Received in the House.
Sep 12, 2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Sep 12, 2018
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8145-8150)
Sep 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2497.
Sep 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8145-8146)
Sep 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8145-8146)
Sep 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • March 5, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • July 10, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • July 17, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • July 17, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.


  • August 1, 2018
    Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5570-5572)


  • August 1, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5570-5572)


  • August 1, 2018
    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5567-5572)


  • August 1, 2018
    The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.


  • August 2, 2018
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • August 3, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.


  • August 3, 2018
    Received in the House.


  • September 12, 2018
    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.


  • September 12, 2018
    Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • September 12, 2018
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8145-8150)


  • September 12, 2018
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2497.


  • September 12, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8145-8146)


  • September 12, 2018
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8145-8146)


  • September 12, 2018
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (72)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, Armed Services Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5141: To make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize assistance for Israel, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2504: A bill to provide for continuing cooperation between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Israel Space Agency, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5117: To authorize the President to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United States or Israel.
  • HR 115-1159: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arms control and nonproliferationAviation and airportsComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInternational organizations and cooperationIranIsraelLebanonLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentResearch and developmentScientific communicationSpace flight and explorationSyriaTerrorismTrade restrictions