Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
The GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025 establishes a comprehensive U.S. missile defense program designed to protect against ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic threats from adversaries including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The bill creates a new senior-level Program Manager position with broad authority to develop an integrated defense system spanning space, air, sea, and ground domains, incorporating sensors, command-and-control systems, and both traditional and advanced capabilities like cyber defense and directed energy weapons. The legislation requires robust testing to begin within 540 days, including virtual exercises and semi-annual live-fire tests, while authorizing the Secretary of Defense to waive legal requirements to accelerate construction and deployment—with judicial review limited to constitutional challenges filed within 60 days. Congress appropriates $23 billion for fiscal year 2026, with major allocations for space-based sensors ($5.9 billion), interceptor systems ($1.96 billion), hypersonic defense ($450 million), air defense radar ($2.5 billion), and positioning and navigation systems ($1.5 billion), along with additional funding for undersea sensors, command software, and autonomous systems. The bill also directs the Pentagon to accelerate procurement of surveillance and air defense equipment and establish technology exchanges with allied nations to advance missile defense capabilities.
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