# 114-hr-1349: United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act

114-hr-1349, United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1349
- Congress: 114
- Title: United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
- Introduced: 2015-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act This bill authorizes the President, upon request of the government of Israel, and acting through the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, to: carry out research, development, and test activities on a joint basis with Israel to establish an anti-tunneling defense system to detect, map, and destroy underground tunnels from Gaza to the territory of Israel or other countries that share a border with Gaza; and provide assistance to Israel for an anti-tunneling system. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act may be obligated or expended until the President, acting through the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, makes specified certifications to Congress regarding: fund use by Israel, sharing of research and development costs, and the rights to any intellectual property developed under the cooperative research and development projects.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
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- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1349)

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- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1349 (as of 2025-11-18).