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America First Equipment and Information Act
To prohibit certain assistance to Russia and related actions with respect to Russia.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the United States from providing military financing, military sales, or direct commercial sales of military equipment to Russia. It would also prohibit the President from using drawdown authority to provide assistance to Russia or from removing Russia from international arms control regulations and export controls. The bill would prohibit sharing military information or intelligence with Russia. The bill would require the President to submit an annual report to Congress detailing compliance with these prohibitions. These restrictions would take effect upon the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit certain assistance to Russia and related actions with respect to Russia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “America First Equipment and Information Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Russian Federation has engaged in aggressive actions that threaten United States national security and global stability.
(2) The United States must ensure that no military equipment, technology, or classified information or intelligence falls into the hands of adversaries who could use it against United States interests or allies.
(3) Restricting the sale, loan, or trade of United States military equipment and information or intelligence to Russia serves the national security interests of the United States.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA AND RELATED ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO RUSSIA.
Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the following are prohibited:
(1) The provision of Foreign Military Financing to Russia.
(2) The provision of Foreign Military Sales to Russia.
(3) The provision of Direct Commercial Sales to Russia.
(4) The exercise of any drawdown authority by the President with respect to assistance to Russia.
(5) The removal of Russia from any provisions of the International Traffic in Arms Regulation.
(6) The removal of any export controls on Russia by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.
(7) Any information or intelligence sharing with Russia.
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.—The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis a report detailing compliance with this Act, including with respect to United States military support to Russia.
(b) Definition.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. <all>
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