[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4952-S4953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3192. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1230B. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING UKRAINE'S SECURITY.

       Congress--
       (1) condemns and rejects Russia's illegal and unprovoked 
     invasion of Ukraine and its continued attempts to militarily 
     seize sovereign territory;
       (2) expresses continued solidarity with the people of 
     Ukraine who are on the frontlines of the fight for freedom 
     against Vladimir Putin;
       (3) calls on the President to take swift action to identify 
     additional air defense systems, including advanced PATRIOT 
     air defense systems and interceptors; National Surface-to-Air 
     Missile Systems (NASAMs); radar guided air-to-air missiles 
     (AMRAAMs); and other critical air defense systems within 
     existing United States stocks for transfer to Ukraine to 
     provide a layered defense against Russian attacks;
       (4) calls on the President to rapidly approve the reexport 
     of United States air defense systems by our allies and 
     partners to Ukraine, particularly the most advanced systems;
       (5) supports the continued and uninterrupted provision of 
     United States security assistance, including training, 
     advisory support, and intelligence regarding the disposition 
     of Russian forces and location data to strengthen Ukraine's 
     hand in direct discussions with the Russian Federation to 
     secure a lasting peace; and
       (6) reaffirms that it must remain the policy of the United 
     States to provide sustainable levels of security assistance 
     to Ukraine to provide a credible defense and deterrence 
     capacity and support Ukraine's sovereignty,

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     independence, territorial integrity, and democracy as 
     outlined in the Bilateral Security Agreement signed by the 
     United States and Ukraine on June 13, 2024.
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