Abraham Accords Defense Against Terror Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
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Summary
Expedited U.S. defense approvals for Abraham Accords partners to counter Iran. This bill would let the State Department fast-track sales, leases, licenses, and transfers of defense articles and services to countries that normalized relations with Israel and cooperate on regional security, while requiring presidential certifications and recurring strategy reports to Congress.
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- Countries that normalized relations with Israel and that engage in regional security cooperation against Iran would be eligible for expedited approval for sales, leases, licenses, or transfers of defense articles and services, including transfers of excess defense articles.
- The President would have to certify to Congress at least 15 calendar days before an approval, justifying how the defense articles or services further the policy and summarizing steps to protect sensitive U.S. technology from the People’s Republic of China or the Russian Federation.
- The Secretary of State would submit a strategy to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees within 60 days of enactment and every 60 days after. The strategy must cover threats from Iran and Iran-aligned entities, metrics and evaluation procedures, interoperability challenges, interim capabilities, and a review of pending sales over $25 million.
- The bill defines "Iran-aligned entities" and explicitly states nothing in the Act shall be construed to adversely affect Israel's qualitative military edge.
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Faster U.S. arms sales to Israel-aligned countries
The State Department would identify countries that have normalized ties with Israel and work with the U.S. to counter Iran. Sales, leases, export licenses, and transfers of excess U.S. defense gear to those countries would move faster. The President would need to notify Congress at least 15 calendar days before approval. Each notice would explain how the transfer supports the policy and how U.S. tech would be kept from China or Russia. This would take effect upon enactment.
Protect Israel's edge and define Iran proxies
The bill would say it cannot be used to harm Israel’s qualitative military edge. It would define which congressional committees are notified. It would define “Iran-aligned entity,” including groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis that get support from Iran. These guardrails and definitions would guide how the policy is carried out.
Regular Iran-threat reports to Congress
The Secretary of State would have to send a plan to Congress within 60 days of enactment and then every 60 days. The plan would describe threats from Iran and Iran-aligned groups, how progress is measured, and how to improve cooperation. It would cover interoperability problems, interim capabilities, and pending defense sales over $25,000,000 from the past five years with delivery timelines. Reports would be unclassified but could include a classified annex.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Edwards
NC • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Messmer
IN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
AR • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
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