ICBM Act

Sponsor: Ro Khanna (Democratic-CA)July 23, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

Schools would get billions as bill pauses new missile program and extends older one.

This bill would pause the development of the new Sentinel missile program and its related warhead. Instead, money already set aside for these defense projects would be sent to the Department of Education to help schools with many low-income students. It would also require a study on keeping the older Minuteman III missiles in service until at least 2050.

What Would Change

Today, the U.S. government is actively developing the Sentinel missile program and the W87-1 warhead, with projected costs of $141 billion for Sentinel and billions more for the warhead. If this bill passes, these programs would be paused, and all unspent funds would be redirected to the Department of Education. The older Minuteman III missiles would be kept in service longer, potentially until 2050, following an independent study.

Key Provisions

Transfers all unspent money set aside for the Sentinel missile program to the Department of Education for programs that help schools with many low-income students.
Transfers all unspent money set aside for the W87-1 warhead program to the Department of Education for programs that help schools with many low-income students.
Blocks the government from spending any money on the Sentinel missile program or the W87-1 warhead program in the government's budget year 2026.
Requires an independent study on safely extending the life of Minuteman III missiles until at least 2050.
Ensures the independent study on Minuteman III extension includes many experts and prevents anyone who worked on the Sentinel program from participating.

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HR 4685 · 119th Congress · July 23, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 5/10

ICBM Act

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