CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jim Costa (D-CA)

Frontline Innovation Act

H.R. 10772 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 4 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Frontline Innovation Act. It allows the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense to evaluate and invest in Ukrainian defense technologies. The goal of this legislation is to ensure that the United States can directly benefit from these defense technologies. It specifically focuses on technologies that have been developed and refined on Ukraine's battlefield. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 9, 2026.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?

    Enabling investment in Ukrainian defense technologies strengthens technological and strategic cooperation between the United States and Ukraine.

  • Scored +4

    Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?

    Section 2 allows the Defense Innovation Unit to evaluate and invest in Ukrainian defense technologies, potentially enhancing U.S. defense capabilities.

  • Scored +3

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    Section 2 authorizes the Defense Innovation Unit to invest in battlefield-tested defense technologies.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.