SEIZE Act of 2025

H.R. 1229, United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act, all provisions. H.R. 1327, Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act, all provisions. H.R. 2510, American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism and Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R. 4413, End the Cyprus Embargo Act, all provisions. H.R. 5623, Seized Iranian Arms Transfer Authorization (SEIZE) Act, all provisions. S. 1009, Baltic Security Initiative Act, all provisions. S. 1744, Providing Our Regional Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments (PORCUPINE) Act, all provisions. S. 1793, Comprehensive Operations for Unmanned-System Neutralization and Threat Elimination Response (COUNTER) Act, all provisions. S. 2130, AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 2142, GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 2424, Tracking Hostile Industry Networks and Kit while Thwarting Weapons Imports from Chinese Entities (THINK TWICE) Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 2642, Seized Iranian Arms Transfer Authorization (SEIZE) Act, all provisions. S. 3163, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities, all provisions. S. 3659, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act, all provisions. S. 435, IRONDOME Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 554, United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act, all provisions. S. 63, CBW Fentanyl Act, all provisions. S.J.Res. 83, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress, all provisions. S. 1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, (issues related to Accountability of the Authorization to Operate processes; Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging; Annual report on military power and illicit activities of certain drug cartels; Annual report on Taiwan capabilities and intelligence support; Annual report on Weapon Systems Data Accessibility and Security; Artificial intelligence and machine learning security in the Department of Defense; Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department of Defense dependent on foreign materials or components; Assessment of Cyber Operational Support to Geographic Combatant Commands; Assessment of feasibility and advisability of establishing an operational technology cybersecurity training center of excellence; Baltic Security Initiative; Briefing on expediting arms transfers to Israel; Briefing on supply chain exposure; BUST Fentanyl Act; Clarification regarding Use of Port Infrastructure Development Program Funds to Replace Chinese Port Crane Hardware or Software; Collaborative cybersecurity educational program; Comprehensive cyber workforce strategy; Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act of 2025; Cyber workforce recruitment and retention; Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor Network assessments; Defense critical infrastructure protection interagency review; Department of Defense medical supply chain risk identification and transparency enhancement; Department of Defense working group, strategy, and report on ensuring the security, resiliency, and integrity of undersea cables; Designation of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant; Development of internet access technologies by the Defense Innovation Unit; DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025; Enhanced Intelligence Community Support to Secure United States Genomic Data; Establishment of defense innovation unit office in Israel; Evaluation of Joint Task Force-Cyber for the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility; Evaluation of Risks Posed by Communications Equipment and Services Produced by Foreign Adversary Entities; Expansion of country prioritization; Expansion of scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense; Extension and modification of annual report on military and security developments involving the Peoples Republic of China; Extension and modification of annual report on military power of Iran; Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative; Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation; Extension and modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains; Extension of limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain academic institutions; Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative; Feasibility study on extending critical minerals procurement authorities to other Federal agencies; Further Modifications to Capital Assistance Program of the Office of Strategic Capital; GAO study on Department of Defense reliance on Chinese-sourced materials; Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers; Improving United States missile defense capabilities; Incentivization Plan for Critical Skills for Members of the Armed Forces to Carry Out Department of Defense Cyber Operations; Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers; Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities added to certain other lists; Integration of reserve component into cyber mission force; Interim national security waivers for supply chain illumination efforts; Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production; Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities; Mapping and report on strategic ports; Middle East integrated air and missile defense architecture; Modification of Requirements for Transfers of United States Defense Articles and Defense Services Among Baltic States; Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative; Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect Golden Dome for America policy; Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese entities; Modifications to foreign military sales processes; Multiyear Procurement Authority for Covered Systems and Certain Munitions; National Security Agency support for defense industrial base and critical infrastructure cybersecurity operations; Periodic review of FMS-only list; Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China; Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for artificial intelligence systems; Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign adversary biotechnological threats; Post-Employment Restrictions for Participants in Certain Defense Research; Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in thirdparty countries; Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters from foreign entities of concern; Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based resources by certain individuals; Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain foreign sources; Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers; Prohibition on Contracts Between Certain Foreign Entities and Institutions of Higher Education Conducting Department of Defense-Funded Research; Prohibition on entering into contracts with a person engaged in a boycott of the State of Israel; Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization; Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research, development, or manufacturing; Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive manufacturing machines; Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Contracts; Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft; Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019; Report on critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan; Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous conflicts; Report on interoperability of cyber training of the Armed Forces; Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party; Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the European region; Report on United States-Israel military exercises; Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the United States and certain partner countries; Review and Prohibitions by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of Certain Transactions Relating to Agriculture; Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites for purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Revocation of Security Clearances for Certain Persons; Secure mobile phones for senior officials and personnel performing sensitive functions; Securing American Funding and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of 2025; Sense of Congress with respect to arrow interceptor production capacity and inventory; Sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments; Standardization of Cyber Assignment Incentive Pay for Members of the Armed Forces; Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities between the United States and Taiwan; Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico; Strategy to counter Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America; Strategy to encourage defections from the Government of Iran; Strategy to respond to global bases of the Peoples Republic of China; Study and report on international security measures on the border between Gaza and Egypt; Study and report on National Guard capabilities in cyber incident response; Study of National Security Risks Posed by Certain Routers and Modems; Study on reducing incentives for cyber attacks on defense critical infrastructure of the United States; Support for Taiwan to improve the resilience and security of its energy infrastructure; Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted Ukrainian children; Treatment of exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938; War Reserve Stockpile Authority for Israel; and Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity). Issues related to Authorization for the Use of Military Force; Chinas Foreign Policy and Military Strategy; Chinas Military-Industrial Complex (CMIC); Chinese Hybrid Warfare in Europe; Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturing Companies; Congressional Oversight of U.S. Security Assistance; Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems; Defense Production Act Reform; Implementation of the U.S. Operations-Technology Working Group; Irans Military Strategy and Capabilities; Irans Network of Terror Proxies; Iranian Weapons Proliferation; Russias Foreign Policy and Military Strategy; Safeguarding DOD-Funded Research; Saudi-PRC Security Cooperation; Securing Critical Weapons Systems Supply Chains; Taiwans Energy Independence; U.S. Arms Sales and Procurement Strategies; U.S. Gray Zone Defense Assessment; U.S. Information Operations Capabilities; U.S. International Legal Operations Strategy; U.S. Missile Defense Capabilities; U.S. Policy on Irans Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Programs; U.S. Policy on Irans Support for Terrorism; U.S. Policy on Russias War in Ukraine; U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation; U.S.-Jordan Security Cooperation; U.S.-Lebanon Security Cooperation; U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation; U.S.-Syria Security Cooperation; U.S.-Taiwan Security Cooperation; U.S.-Turkey Security Cooperation; U.S.-Ukraine Security Cooperation; and War Reserve Stockpiles for Allies (no bill).

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE