HR 8369 United States House · 118th Congress

Israel Security Assistance Support Act

This bill requires the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department to immediately deliver all previously approved military equipment and services to Israel within 15 days, reversing any pauses on arms transfers. It prohibits using federal funds to withhold, halt, or cancel defense article deliveries to Israel and mandates that unobligated security assistance funds for Israel must be spent by the end of 30 days. The bill also requires monthly reports to Congress detailing all security assistance provided to Israel since October 7, 2023, including specific items delivered and funding sources. The law directly affects U.S. agencies responsible for military aid and Israel as the recipient of the security assistance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced May 14, 2024 Last action May 21, 2024

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · May 16, 2024

MINOR

The engrossed version of HR 8369 adds two new substantive provisions: a third funding-withholding restriction targeting White House and National Security Council funds (Section 6(c)), and a new 30-day report on urgent and high-priority defense articles for Israel (Section 8(c)). The remaining changes are formatting adjustments including spaces after section numbers, blank lines, and explicit subsection titles. These additions broaden the bill's enforcement reach to include executive branch offices beyond DoD and State, and increase congressional oversight through additional reporting.

Scope change

The bill's funding restrictions now extend beyond the Department of Defense and Department of State to also cover White House, National Security Council, and Homeland Security Council funds, effectively targeting the full executive chain of command for compliance with prompt delivery requirements.

FISCAL

New Section 6(c) prohibits obligating or expending unobligated balances of Financial Services and General Government funds for the Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated To the President (National Security Council and Homeland Security Council) until the President certifies to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that the prompt delivery requirements in Section 5(c) have been met.

ENFORCEMENT

New Section 8(c) requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a written report within 30 days of enactment to the House and Senate Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs/Relations Committees describing urgent and high-priority defense articles and services for Israel and steps taken or planned to expedite their delivery.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes throughout: spaces added after section numbers (e.g., '2.Findings' becomes '2. Findings'), blank lines inserted before subsections, and explicit titles added to subsections in Sections 5, 6, and 8.

Floor votes · House May 16, 2024

How they voted

224–187

Passed · 19 other

Total votes 430

May 16, 2024

D Democratic213

16 Yea 184 Nay 13

86% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican216

207 Yea 3 Nay 6

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 16, 2024

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 217). (text: CR H3287-3288)

lower

May 16, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 217). (text: CR H3287-3288)

lower

May 16, 2024

Lower · Passed

Mr. Meeks moved to recommit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. (text: CR H3294)

lower

May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.

lower

May 14, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

lower

May 14, 2024

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 119 co-sponsors