119th Congress · House bill · Last action May 14, 2026
H.R. 8817In CommitteeInternational Affairs
FORTIFY Act
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Julie (D-TX)14 cosponsorsIntroduced May 14, 2026
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Summary unavailable.The bill text provided does not contain sufficient detail to determine what specific defense articles may be transferred, to which countries or entities, under what conditions, or what other major provisions the bill contains beyond the incomplete section heading. The section headings alone do not provide enough information to write an accurate summary of the bill's actual provisions.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Sense of congress
- Sec. 3. Permission to transfers united states defense articles and
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All 14 cosponsors
11 Democrats · 3 Republicans
Democrats (11)
Keating, William R.MA-09
Carbajal, Salud O.CA-24
Frankel, LoisFL-22
Titus, DinaNV-01
Case, EdHI-01
Bell, WesleyMO-01
Elfreth, SarahMD-03
Costa, JimCA-21
Kaptur, MarcyOH-09
Quigley, MikeIL-05
Min, DaveCA-47
Republicans (3)
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