URGENT: Congress May Soon Vote on NDAA Section 219

The Window for Action Is Now

Congress may soon vote on H.R. 8800, the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. Buried within the bill is Section 219, creating a permanent United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative within the Department of Defense. Once the House adopts a new rule, the NDAA could return to the floor with little notice. The time for citizen engagement is now.

Why This Matters

Section 219 establishes a permanent framework for defense-technology cooperation in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, quantum technologies, missile defense, cyber and electronic warfare, directed energy, biotechnology, and defense-industrial cooperation. The concern is not that it transfers command authority or formally merges the armed forces. Rather, it creates deep statutory integration without the treaty process, dedicated hearings, or a recorded vote. Whatever one's position on Israel, these constitutional questions deserve open debate.

Take Action Today

• Contact your U.S. Representative and urge opposition to Section 219. (Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121)
• Ask your Representative to support a recorded vote on removing Section 219.
• Contact both U.S. Senators and urge opposition to the Senate companion provision, Section 1217. (Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121)
• Ask each Member of Congress to publicly state his or her position.

Tell your Congressmen to: "Oppose Section 219 and 1217 of the National Defense Authorization Act. It violates the Constitution's treaty requirements and has no dedicated hearings or recorded votes. America's defense technology should be America first, not integrated with any other country."

Read the Legislation for Yourself

The Constitution Party encourages every citizen to examine the actual legislative language before forming an opinion. Official bill text: H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

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SEC. 219. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION INITIATIVE

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An example letter provided by one of our leadership members

The Honorable Josh Hawley
United States Senate
381 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

RE: Oppose Section 1217 of the FY2027 NDAA and House Section 219

Dear Senator Hawley,

I am writing as a Missouri constituent to ask you to oppose Section 1217 of the Senate committee-reported Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act and Section 219 of H.R. 8800. These provisions would establish a permanent United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, creating standing machinery for bilateral research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, industrial cooperation, acquisition, joint training, and information-sharing across artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, quantum technologies, missile defense, directed energy, cyber and electronic warfare, biotechnology, data fusion, and other emerging technologies.

The legislation does not formally place American forces under foreign command. The constitutional concern is nevertheless substantial: it would institutionalize deep defense-technological and industrial integration with a foreign sovereign through ordinary legislation embedded in a must-pass bill, rather than through a transparent process proportionate to the commitment. In the House version, reporting requirements end after 2030 while the initiative itself has no sunset.

I respectfully ask you to:

1. Publicly state your opposition to Senate Section 1217 and House Section 219.
2. Support an amendment striking Section 1217 from the Senate bill and insist upon a recorded vote.
3. Urge Senate leadership not to include this permanent initiative in any managers' package or final conference agreement.
4. Vote against final passage of an NDAA that retains either provision without separate debate and a recorded vote.

Whatever one's view of Israel, the national defense of the United States must remain solely under American constitutional authority, with Congress answerable to the People for every enduring foreign commitment. This issue deserves far more scrutiny than it has received.
Please provide a written response stating your position and the action you intend to take.

Respectfully,

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