H.R. 7987: DEFEND Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-08 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

DEFEND Act of 2022

Plain summary

Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses Act of 2022 or the DEFEND Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to cooperate with Middle East allies and partners (i.e., countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and other countries in the region as appropriate) to identify and develop an approach for such allies and partners to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability to protect against attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.

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Official text

DEFEND Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 53 cosponsors

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Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Susie Lee (D-NV), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Grace Meng (D-NY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Michael Guest (R-MS), John W. Rose (R-TN), Mike Levin (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ben Cline (R-VA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Ed Case (D-HI)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7987.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7987 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117