WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a series of bills providing supplemental appropriations to address U.S. national security threat and to provide funding for defense assistance to U.S. allies and for costs incurred by the U.S. military for regional support.

• H.R. 8038, the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act, confronts several U.S. national security threats through substantive policy changes, including fentanyl trafficking, TikTok, Iranian-backed aggression, and more.
• H.R. 8036, the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, supports Taiwan in its efforts to counter communist China and ensure a strong deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.
• H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, supports Israel in its effort to defend against Iran and its proxies, and reimburses U.S. military operations in response to recent attacks.
• H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, replenishes U.S. military stockpiles to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:

“From a dismal Afghanistan withdrawal to a nonexistent southern border, the leadership failures of Joe Biden and his Administration are too numerous to list. As a result, the world is in turmoil and is looking to the U.S. for leadership. Today I voted to support our allies and replenish U.S. military stockpiles with weapons made by Arkansans in East Camden, protect Americans online by forcing the sale of TikTok, combat fentanyl trafficking, and stand up against the authoritarian aggression of China, Russia, and Iran.

“As Ronald Reagan said, during his remarks at the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Point Du Hoc, ‘We in America have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here ready to protect the peace, than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. We’ve learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent.’

“The Biden Administration has put our national security, and that of our allies, at risk through appeasement. This package is not only about supporting our allies but is also critical to safeguarding our own national security.”

H.R. 8038, the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act:

• Prevents app store availability or web hosting services in the U.S. for ByteDance-controlled applications, like TikTok, unless the application severs ties with entities that are subject to the control of a foreign adversary, like Communist China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
• Declares international fentanyl trafficking a national emergency and directs the Treasury Department to target, sanction, and block the financial assets of criminal organizations and drug cartels involved in fentanyl trafficking.
• Ensures that Putin pays for his brutal war of aggression.
• Makes it illegal for data brokers to sell personally identifiable data of Americans to North Korea, China, Russia, Iran, or entities controlled by any of these countries.
• Imposes sanctions on ports and refineries that receive and process Iranian oil.
• Fully enforces human rights sanctions on the Iranian regime.
• Disrupts the ability of Hamas to fund terrorism and makes it harder for state sponsors of terrorism to abuse International Monetary Fund resources to finance terrorist organizations.
• Click here the full bill text of H.R. 8038.

H.R. 8036, the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act:

• Provides funding to continue efforts to counter communist China and ensure a strong deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Strengthens U.S. military capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Enhances the production and development of artillery and critical munitions.
• Replenish defense articles and defense services provided to Taiwan and regional partners.
• Click here the full bill text of H.R. 8036.

H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act:

• Provides funding to support Israel in its effort to defend itself against Iran and its proxies, and to reimburse U.S. military operations in response to recent attacks.
• Replenishes the Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defense systems.
• Prohibits funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
• Supports current U.S. military operations in the region.
• Enhances the production and development of artillery and critical munitions.
• Click here the full bill text of H.R. 8034.

H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act:

• Provides funding to address the conflict in Ukraine and assist our regional partners as they counter Russia, much of which will be used for the replenishment of U.S. weapons, stocks, and facilities.
• Increases oversight and accountability of aid and equipment provided to Ukraine.
• Bolsters oversight through in-person monitoring requirements.
• Requires partners and allies to pay their fair share through cost-matching requirements.
• Mandates agreement on repayment for economic support by the government of Ukraine.
• Includes a loan structure, along with requirements for enhanced strategy and accountability, which is necessary to ensure that funding is provided for a clear, achievable purpose and not a waste of taxpayer dollars.
• Click here the full bill text of H.R. 8035.