Rep. Kaptur Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Co-Produce Military Drones With Ukraine
The Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act was sent to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Armed Services on June 30, 2026. These committees must review the bill before it can move forward, but it has not moved since that date. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, so this proposal is currently stalled.
Companion bill: Sens. Rosen and Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Build Combat Drones with Ukraine →The bill has strong bipartisan support and addresses a major national security priority, but it still needs to move through two different committees before it can be voted on.
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Companion
Identical companion bill S. 4711 (119th) was introduced in the other chamber.
S. 4711 (119th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
If the working group succeeds in setting up domestic co-production of Ukraine-designed drones at scale, it could create new manufacturing jobs in the defense sector, many of which are unionized. This impact is speculative since the bill only creates a study and coordination process, not funded production contracts.
“identifying the steps necessary in order to produce Ukraine-designed covered systems at scale in the United States”
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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4357-4358)
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act to establish a US-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group focused on co-developing and co-producing drones and counter-drone technologies tested in active combat.
A bipartisan bill led by Michael McCaul and Marcy Kaptur proposes a joint working group between the Pentagon and Ukraine's military to coordinate the development and production of unmanned systems and technologies to counter Russian drones.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur introduced the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act, a bipartisan bill creating a Pentagon-led working group with Ukraine to co-develop and co-produce battlefield-tested drones and counter-drone technology for faster low-cost acquisition.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act
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