# 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025 119-s-2142, GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced (as of 2026-05-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142 - As of: 2026-05-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-2142 - Congress: 119 - Title: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-06-23 - Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK) - Cosponsors: 9 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-05-14 ## Summary **Golden Dome all‑domain missile defense architecture** would create a nationwide layered system to detect and defeat missile and unmanned‑system threats across sea, undersea, land, air, space, and cyberspace. It would give a single Program Manager sweeping acquisition, hiring, and technical authorities to speed development and fielding of interceptors, sensors, and nonkinetic tools. - Department of Defense leaders and operators would get a new Golden Dome Program Manager with milestone and contracting authority, direct hiring, and original classification powers to accelerate procurement and operations. - The space and defense industrial base would face accelerated procurements and competition requirements, including at least 40 Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor vehicles and protections to keep multiple vendors viable. - Combatant commanders and testing teams would work to a tight schedule: a mandatory all‑domain strategy within 1 year, a virtual exercise within 540 days, semiannual live‑fire tests thereafter, and plans to field up to 80 Next Generation Interceptors for testing and initial fielding by January 1, 2028. *Authorizes $23.0 billion for fiscal year 2026 to carry out the Act.* ## Cosponsors (9) - Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - AI fusion system for early warning: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would be required to speed up development and rapid prototyping of an AI/ML information‑fusion platform. The platform would use a common data layer to combine sensors across air, land, sea, space, and cyber for faster warning and sensor/effecter integration. Wor… - More drone and non-kinetic powers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would expand DoD authorities to mitigate unmanned aircraft and speed development of non‑kinetic defenses. It would allow delegation of authorities, broaden mitigation tools (including remote ID and other measures), let DoD support other agencies, and exempt certain technology a… - More interceptors at Fort Greely: benefit, high. If enacted, the Program Manager would expand Next Generation Interceptor production and build silos at Fort Greely to field up to 80 interceptors. The bill would require testing and initial fielding to be completed not later than January 1, 2028. This is meant to increase homeland interceptor capac… - New Golden Dome program manager powers: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would create a senior Golden Dome Program Manager with broad acquisition, hiring, contracting, and budget authorities. The manager would report near the top of the Joint Chiefs' order and oversee development, testing, and sustainment for Golden Dome. The manager… - One-year national missile strategy: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would have one year to write a holistic, time‑bound all‑domain missile defense strategy. The plan would name critical infrastructure to defend, list adversaries and threat types, and include layered sensors from seafloor to space and cyberspace. It would also re… - Buy 40 hypersonic tracking satellites: benefit, high. If enacted, the Department of Defense would be required to procure at least 40 Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) space vehicles by December 1, 2025. These vehicles would add space‑based tracking for hypersonic and ballistic threats and accelerate related satellite procurement. - Huge 2026 funding for Golden Dome: benefit, high. If enacted, Congress would authorize about $23 billion for fiscal year 2026 for Golden Dome programs. The bill lists many line items, such as $500 million each for SM-3 Block 1B and SM-3 Block IIA, $1 billion for ground mobile interceptors and radars, and multi‑billion dollars for space sensors and… - Stronger testing rules and reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, Golden Dome would start with a virtual exercise within 540 days of enactment and require semiannual live‑fire tests of mission‑essential systems after that. Test plans must go to congressional defense committees 90 days before each test. The bill also requires initial and annual reports… - Protect space industry and competition: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies would be directed to maximize open competition for mission‑critical low Earth orbit tactical data systems. The bill would require competitive procurements, resilient interfaces and standards, and guidance to avoid major contraction of the space industrial base. It would also le… ## Related bills - 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act - 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act - 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 - 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act - 119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act ## Sources - [119-s-2142 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2142) ## Related - [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752) - [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401) - [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186) - [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6) - [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032) - [119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-213) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142 (as of 2026-05-14).