Senators introduce GOLDEN DOME Legislation

Senator Dan Sullivan, along with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Representative Mark Messmer (R-Ind.) — members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees—hosted a press conference on June 24 with their colleagues to announce the introduction of their legislation, the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagements (GOLDEN DOME) Act.

The GOLDEN DOME Act authorizes more than $23 billion to begin developing a modernized, layered homeland missile defense system that can counter, detect, track, and defeat existing and evolving threats, as envisioned by President Donald Trump in his January 27, 2025 executive order.

“The escalating missile threats we’ve witnessed from the Iranian terrorist regime and the rapidly evolving missile threats from Russia and China demonstrate why we need to develop a robust, modernized missile defense system to protect the entire country—which the GOLDEN DOME Act will do,” said Senator Sullivan.

“The GOLDEN DOME Act will incorporate space-based sensors and new intercept technologies, significantly expand and modernize existing infrastructure, like the ground-based missile interceptor fields at Alaska’s Fort Greely and North Dakota’s PARCS radar system, and enhance all-domain awareness to counter, detect, track, and defeat potential missile threats.”

“Our adversaries have developed more advanced long-range weapons over the last couple of decades, posing a significant threat to our national security,” said Senator Cramer. “Senator Sullivan and I introduced the GOLDEN DOME Act to build a layered missile defense system, which protects our homeland from catastrophic attacks from modern missiles.”

“In a world where hostile adversaries like Russia and China present an ever-present nuclear threat, America must stand ready to prevent nuclear weapons from harming our citizens,” said Representative Messmer.