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S. 452: Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015

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S. 452: Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S928-929; text of measure as introduced: CR S929)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S928-929; text of measure as introduced: CR S929) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015

Plain summary

Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the President to provide lethal weapons to the government of Ukraine in order to defend itself against Russian-backed rebel separatists in eastern Ukraine. The President is directed to submit to Congress: (1) a comprehensive U.S. strategy to provide lethal weapons to the government of Ukraine so that it may defend itself from Russian-backed rebels, and (2) a strategy implementation assessment every 90 days.

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Official text

Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Boozman (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Thune (R-SD), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s452 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114