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Allied Burden Sharing Report Act

USA119th CongressS-2152| Senate 
| Updated: 6/24/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to Congress detailing allied contributions to the common defense, reinforcing an existing congressional finding that such information is crucial for assessing readiness against evolving threats, including near-peer adversaries. It emphasizes that allies should fulfill their international security responsibilities and agreements to contribute to collective defense. The annual report, due by March 1st each year, must detail the defense spending of specific allied nations, including their nominal budgets and defense expenditures as a percentage of their gross domestic product. It also requires information on these countries' activities contributing to military or stability operations alongside U.S. forces, and any limitations they place on their contributions, along with actions taken to minimize such restrictions. The legislation specifies a broad list of countries for inclusion, such as members of NATO, the Gulf Cooperation Council, parties to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, and key Indo-Pacific partners like Australia, Japan, and South Korea; this report will be unclassified, with a potential classified annex, and available to any Member of Congress.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-985
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4720
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-677
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-985
    Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4720
    Allied Burden Sharing Report Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-677
    Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021


  • June 24, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 24, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Allied Burden Sharing Report Act

USA119th CongressS-2152| Senate 
| Updated: 6/24/2025
This bill mandates the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to Congress detailing allied contributions to the common defense, reinforcing an existing congressional finding that such information is crucial for assessing readiness against evolving threats, including near-peer adversaries. It emphasizes that allies should fulfill their international security responsibilities and agreements to contribute to collective defense. The annual report, due by March 1st each year, must detail the defense spending of specific allied nations, including their nominal budgets and defense expenditures as a percentage of their gross domestic product. It also requires information on these countries' activities contributing to military or stability operations alongside U.S. forces, and any limitations they place on their contributions, along with actions taken to minimize such restrictions. The legislation specifies a broad list of countries for inclusion, such as members of NATO, the Gulf Cooperation Council, parties to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, and key Indo-Pacific partners like Australia, Japan, and South Korea; this report will be unclassified, with a potential classified annex, and available to any Member of Congress.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-985
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4720
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-677
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-985
    Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4720
    Allied Burden Sharing Report Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-677
    Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021


  • June 24, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 24, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted