Congress: 118 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: bundled package
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for S 4638.
Sponsor: Reed, Jack (D-Rhode Island)
This bill authorizes spending for the Department of Defense, military construction, and Department of Energy nuclear security programs for fiscal year 2025. It sets military personnel levels, approves funding for weapons procurement (ships, aircraft, missiles), research and development, and operations, while imposing specific requirements and restrictions on how the military uses those funds—such as minimum inventory levels for certain aircraft and limitations on particular ship construction programs.
As the annual defense authorization bill, this legislation determines overall military spending levels and can include provisions affecting U.S. military aid and operations in the Middle East. The bill's specific Israel/Palestine language—if any—would typically appear in later sections not shown in this excerpt; those provisions would directly shape defense support to Israel and regional military posture.