Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8817

FORTIFY Act

Military Equipment Sharing for Baltic Allies

May 14·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

The FORTIFY Act is currently in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where it has been since May 13, 2026. The bill is not moving forward because it must receive a vote from this committee to proceed. Most bills do not make it past this stage of the process.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

This bill has support from both Democrats and Republicans, which helps its chances. However, many bills like this get tucked into larger defense spending packages rather than passing on their own.

Key Points

This bill allows Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to share U.S. military equipment and services with each other. Currently, these countries must get permission from the U.S. government before they can move U.S. weapons or tools across their borders.
By removing the need for U.S. approval for every transfer, these three nations can work together more quickly. This change is meant to discourage Russia from starting a conflict in the area by making the Baltic defenses more unified.
The Department of Defense will set up a new system to help these countries share ammunition for training and operations. This ensures that if one country runs low on supplies, their neighbors can help them immediately without legal delays.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 14, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

May 14, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

FORTIFY Act

Bill NumberHR 8817

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Data Sources

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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(4)

D: 2R: 2

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