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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-10-05 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed LESSONS from Ukraine Act would require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress on military innovations from the Russia-Ukraine War and lessons for U.S. forces. The report would examine equipment, communications, manufacturing, tactics, and medical evacuations. It would also include a plan for incorporating those lessons into military operating principles and training. The report would be due within 120 days after enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Learning Effective Strategies and Systems Optimization for National Security from Ukraine Act or the LESSONS from Ukraine Act.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on lessons the United States Armed Forces may learn from defense innovations in the Russia-Ukraine War.
A plan to incorporate the innovations and lessons referred to in paragraphs (1) through (8) into the doctrine and training activities of the United States Armed Forces, including a list of objectives, a timetable to meet such objectives, and justifications for the selected objectives and timetable.
The Defense Secretary would have to submit the report within 120 days after enactment to congressional defense committees and the House and Senate intelligence committees. The report would be unclassified, but could include a classified attachment.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on lessons the United States Armed Forces may learn from defense innovations in the Russia-Ukraine War.
The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the congressional defense committees (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code); and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
The report would describe innovations in uncrewed aircraft and underwater, ground, and surface vehicles. It would cover offensive and defensive tactics, intelligence gathering during operations, coordination of operations and maintenance, and training for military personnel.
A description of innovations in unmanned aircraft systems, unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, and unmanned surface vehicles arising from the war specified in such subsection, including— (A) defensive and offensive tactics involving such aircraft and vehicles; (B) the collection of intelligence in operational settings using such aircraft and vehicles; (C) logistics coordination for the operation and maintenance of such aircraft and vehicles; and (D) training for members of the Armed Forces relating to such aircraft and vehicles.
The report would examine electronic warfare, defenses against uncrewed aircraft, and air defense innovations. This would include interference with signals, deceptive signals, and multiple layers of air defense against drone swarms.
A description of innovations in electronic warfare, capabilities to counter unmanned aircraft systems, and air defense arising from such war, including implications for jamming, spoofing, and layering air defense to counter unmanned aircraft swarms.
The report would describe cyber warfare during the war, including attacks on military and civilian infrastructure and systems. It would examine how those attacks affected military readiness and society's ability to withstand disruption.
A description of the role of cyber warfare, including cyber attacks on military and civilian infrastructure and systems, during such war, and how such cyber warfare affected military readiness and societal resilience.
The report would examine ways to keep military direction, coordination, and communications working under hostile conditions, including when satellite navigation or satellite communications are unavailable. It would also describe how the United States could strengthen those capabilities under similar conditions.
A description of innovations to bolster the resilience of command, control, and communications in contested environments (including environments in which technologies such as GPS and satellite communications are unavailable) arising from such war, and how the United States may bolster the command, control, and communications resilience of the United States in similarly contested environments.
The report would examine how Ukraine expanded its defense manufacturing capacity, especially for uncrewed aircraft, other uncrewed vehicles, and artillery shells. It would also examine how Ukraine spread manufacturing among producers to reduce delays and the risks of an enemy targeting a single producer.
A description of methods by which Ukraine has expanded the defense industrial base of Ukraine in connection with such war, with a particular focus on the production of unmanned aircraft and other unmanned vehicles and artillery shells, and how Ukraine has decentralized manufacturing associated with such defense industrial base to reduce production delays and decrease risks associated with the enemy targeting a single producer.
The report would examine what the spread of uncrewed aircraft and other uncrewed vehicles means for the ability of armor and armored vehicles to survive attacks, and what adaptations they need.
A description of the implications of the proliferation of unmanned aircraft and other unmanned vehicles in connection with such war on the survivability of armor and armored vehicles, and how armor and armored vehicles need to adapt as a result of such proliferation.
The report would describe how deception, decoys, camouflage, and control of detectable signals are used during the war to conceal movements of military assets and forces.
A description of how deception, decoys, traditional camouflage, and signature management are used in connection with such war for the purpose of masking asset and force movement.
The report would examine medical evacuation lessons, including delayed evacuations and the potential use of robots or uncrewed aircraft to extract people where uncrewed aircraft are widespread.
A description of lessons arising from such war with respect to medical evacuations, including delayed evacuations and the potential for robotic or unmanned aircraft extractions in environments saturated with unmanned aircraft.
The report would have to include a plan to incorporate the covered innovations and lessons into U.S. military operating principles and training. The plan would list objectives, a timetable, and reasons for choosing both.
A plan to incorporate the innovations and lessons referred to in paragraphs (1) through (8) into the doctrine and training activities of the United States Armed Forces, including a list of objectives, a timetable to meet such objectives, and justifications for the selected objectives and timetable.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 14, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Armed Services on October 5, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-14T21:33:15Z. 2026-10-05: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 2026-10-05: Introduced in House
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