House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Freedom First Lend Lease Act
Official title: To provide enhanced authority for the President to enter into agreements with the Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to that Government to protect civilian populations in Ukraine from Russian military invasion, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1158.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1158, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 25, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 25, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1158, last updated October 25, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 15 cosponsors (87%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Susie Lee (D-NV), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson.
- H.R. 8775 (119th) Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act
- H.R. 36 (119th) MEGOBARI Act
- H.R. 7668 (119th) Countering China’s Control of the Caucasus Act
- H.Res. 1424 (119th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Lindsey Graham.
- H.R. 7724 (119th) No Waivers for Fraud Act of 2026
- H.R. 9603 (119th) Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.