DEFEND Act of 2022
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 8, 2022
Last action Jun 8, 2022
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Committee
2
Jun 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 53 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Bill Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Blaine Luetkemeyer
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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