ARMENIA Security Partnership Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6840 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6840 To require the Secretary of Defense to certify that the Government of Azerbaijan has taken certain meaningful steps with respect to Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Min, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to certify that the Government of Azerbaijan has taken certain meaningful steps with respect to Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region, 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 ``Advancing Readiness, Military Exchange, and National Integration with Armenia Security Partnership Act Security Partnership Act'' or the ``ARMENIA Security Partnership Act''. SEC. 2. REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ARMENIA. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each other national security agency such Secretary determines appropriate, shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Azerbaijan has taken meaningful steps towards the following: (1) Uphold its commitments under the Joint Declaration. (2) Completely withdraw all military forces from the sovereign territory of Armenia. (3) Unconditionally release all Armenian prisoners. (4) Cease engaging in hostilities