# 116-hr-8733: United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act

116-hr-8733, United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8733
- Congress: 116
- Title: United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act This bill requires the President to conduct a study of certain Israeli military requirements, and it authorizes the President to take certain actions to ensure that Israel is prepared for contingencies if Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon. Specifically, upon request from the government of Israel, the President may provide for the construction of certain infrastructure in Israel, store munitions in Israel or transfer them to Israel, train Israeli personnel with respect to munitions, or conduct joint research and development with Israel.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8236: CREEPER Act 2.0
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act
- 116-hr-5233: Extend Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8733 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8733)

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- [116-hr-8236: CREEPER Act 2.0](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8236)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5605)
- [116-hr-5233: Extend Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5233)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8733 (as of 2025-11-18).