WASHINGTON, July 14 — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobbied the U.S. Department of Defense on legislation that would mandate integration of Israeli defense technology into American military programs, according to a disclosure filing posted to the Senate lobbying database.
The filing, covering April through June, lists the Defense Department alongside the House and Senate as entities lobbied on the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act and the United States-Israel FUTURES Act. It reports $810,990 in lobbying income for the quarter. AIPAC's first-quarter filing reported $844,410 on the same bills, putting the group's disclosed lobbying income above $1.65 million for the first half of 2026. FDD Action reported $270,000 in first-quarter lobbying expenses on issues including the FUTURES Act.
The FUTURES Act was introduced in both chambers on Feb. 12, 2026 and did not advance as a standalone bill; its central provision reappeared in the House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark of the defense bill and in the Senate Armed Services Committee's bill. The Senate committee approved its bill 18-9 in closed session; FUTURES Act co-sponsor Senator Kirsten Gillibrand voted no. An amendment requiring congressional authorization for military operations against Iran failed 13-14 in closed markup. A House amendment to strike the provision received no recorded vote.
VoteLog has filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon's intelligence and security office, the Office of Management and Budget, the State Department and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency seeking records on the drafting of the provisions. The article embeds the five primary-source documents: AIPAC's Q1 and Q2 2026 LD-2 lobbying disclosures, FDD Action's Q1 2026 LD-2 disclosure, Senate Report 119-127, and House Report 119-698.
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