U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9550: Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
To establish a United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish a United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 30, 2026:
A BILL To establish a United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this section: (1) Congressional defense committees The term congressional defense committees has the meaning give such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Covered system The term covered system means-- (A) an unmanned system that-- (i) is designed for a limited number of missions; (ii) is expendable in high-threat environments; and (iii) is characterized by a low per-unit cost, relative to the value of the targets the unmanned system is designed to engage; and (B) includes-- (i) the enabling software and hardware of such an unmanned system; (ii) unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned underwater vehicles, and unmanned surface vehicles; (iii) capabilities to counter unmanned systems, including early warning systems, jamming systems, and interceptors; and (iv) command and control architecture, including software and hardware, to enable the integrated, secure, and resilient operation of unmanned systems and capabilities to counter unmanned systems. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense. (4) Working Group The term Working Group means the Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group established under section 3. SECTION 3. Establishment of Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group (a) Establishment Not …
Sponsors
- Marcy Kaptur (D, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
- Michael McCaul (R, HD-010)
- Jim Costa (D)
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2)
- Jake Auchincloss (D, HD-004)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- Michael Turner (R, HD-010)
- Thomas Kean (R, HD-007)
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005)
- Joseph Morelle (D, HD-025)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
- : Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4357-4358)
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB9550?
- HB9550 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act.
- What does HB9550 do?
- In its own words: To establish a United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9550?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9550?
- Marcy Kaptur (D, HD-009), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9550?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9550
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