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119-hr-5793119th Congress

Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

Introduced

Summary

Prioritizing U.S. defense cooperation and security support for NATO’s Eastern Flank and for Ukraine. This bill would set criteria for which NATO members qualify as Eastern Flank partners and direct U.S. agencies to make them priority recipients of military assistance and cooperation.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Priority U.S. aid for NATO's Eastern Flank

If enacted, the U.S. would give Eastern Flank allies first priority for security assistance. This would include Foreign Military Financing, training and equipment help under 10 U.S.C. 333, and transfers of excess U.S. gear. Allies would also get priority for joint exercises, interoperability training, logistics, and forward mobility planning. The Pentagon would prioritize war reserve stockpiles in these countries and could expand them as appropriate. These steps would apply upon enactment, after consulting NATO allies and consistent with law and operational needs.

Which allies count as Eastern Flank partners

The bill would define which NATO allies qualify as Eastern Flank partners. To qualify, a country must be near Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine, face ongoing threats, and host NATO forces. It must also commit to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035, with at least 3.5% for core needs and 1.5% for other security. The list would include Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. This definition would guide who gets priority aid under the bill, effective upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 11/4/2025

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 11/12/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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