US Congress Senate Bill 2165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 27 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-27 - Became Public Law No: 112-150.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) reaffirm the commitment to Israel's security as a Jewish state, (2) support Israel's right to self-defense and help Israel preserve its qualitative military edge, (3) expand military and civilian cooperation, (4) assist in a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results in two states living side-by-side in peace and security, and (5) veto any one-sided anti-Israel U.N. Security Council resolutions. (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should take specified actions to assist in Israel's defense, including: (1) enhancing development and production of joint missile defense systems, (2) providing appropriate defense articles and services, (3) strengthening security initiatives and bilateral training exercises, and (4) encouraging an expanded role for Israel with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Sec. 5) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend authority to transfer certain obsolete or surplus Department of Defense (DOD) items to Israel. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend authority to make additions to foreign-based defense stockpiles. Amends the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 to extend specified loan guarantee authority to Israel. (Sec. 6) Directs the President to submit reports to Congress regarding: (1) the status of Israel's qualitative military edge; (2) actions that could improve the process related to Israel's purchase of F-35 aircraft; (3) cooperation between the United States and Israel in homeland security, counter-terrorism, maritime security, energy, cyber-security, and other related areas; and (4) actions to integrate Israel into the defense of the Eastern Mediterranean.

United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-27	House	Became Public Law No: 112-150.
2012-07-27	House	Signed by President.
2012-07-19	House	Presented to President.
2012-07-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-07-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4884-4885)
2012-07-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2165.
2012-07-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4884-4888)
2012-07-17	House	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-07-09	House	Held at the desk.
2012-07-09	House	Received in the House.
2012-06-29	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-06-29	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4779-4780; text as passed in Senate: CR S4779-4780)
2012-06-27	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
2012-06-27	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-179.
2012-06-19	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2012-03-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB4133 (Related) 2012-05-10 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2165/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2165/BILLS-112s2165is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2165/BILLS-112s2165rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2165/BILLS-112s2165es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2165/BILLS-112s2165enr.pdf