LESSONS from Ukraine Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10742 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10742 To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on lessons the United States Armed Forces may learn from defense innovations in the Russia- Ukraine War, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 5, 2026 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Mr. Vindman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on lessons the United States Armed Forces may learn from defense innovations in the Russia- Ukraine War, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 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''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEFENSE INNOVATION LESSONS FROM RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR. (a) Report.--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. (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) 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 mai