H.R. 4305: Ukrainian Warfighter Assistance Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Ukrainian Warfighter Assistance Act

Plain summary

Ukrainian Warfighter Assistance Act This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to specify additional security assistance and intelligence support that the Department of Defense (DOD) may provide to the government of Ukraine's military and security forces. It is U.S. policy that DOD, when providing equipment and technical assistance to Ukraine, shall give priority to border protection and monitoring assistance.

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Official text

Ukrainian Warfighter Assistance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · 12 cosponsors

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Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4305.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4305 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114