# 119-hr-9283: Critical Defense Ownership Review Act

119-hr-9283, Critical Defense Ownership Review Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9283
- As of: 2026-07-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9283
- Congress: 119
- Title: Critical Defense Ownership Review Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-08

## Summary

**Mandatory prior review** of large investments in companies that supply the Department of Defense. This bill would require the Pentagon to vet any proposed deal that gives an investment company 25 percent or more ownership or control of a major defense supplier.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Triennial M&A review of defense firms: benefit, low. If enacted, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy would review mergers and acquisitions involving major defense suppliers every three years. The review would assess firms' financial health and whether M&A has affected supply of essential goods or services for the Department…
- New DoD review for big defense investments: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar an investment company from finishing any deal that gives it 25% or more of a major defense supplier or control unless the Department of Defense reviews it first. Parties to such deals would need to file a premerger notification to DoD consistent with section 857 of th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9283)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9283 (as of 2026-07-08).