S. 2555: A bill to require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, working with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, should provide the armed forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and military training support requested by the government of Ukraine. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), every 180 days until January 31, 2017, to report to Congress regarding military assistance to Ukraine. Requires such report to includematters concerning: military equipment, supplies, and defense services requested by Ukraine; military equipment, supplies, and defense services that the United States has provided, is currently providing, and plans to provide; an assessment of U.S. military assistance that would most effectively improve Ukraine's military capabilities; an assessment of the need for, and force protection concerns, of U.S. military advisors that may be made available to Ukraine; military training requested by Ukraine, and military training the United States has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months or plans to conduct in the next year; and an assessment of the military assistance provided by the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 2014.

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Official text

A bill to require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · 5 cosponsors

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Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2555.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s2555 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113