Congress is moving a trillion-dollar defense bill that locks in deep US-Israel military cooperation, a win for AIPAC and defense contractors and a loss for anyone wanting public debate over it.

• The House passed a rule that blocks any vote on stripping Section 219, so the provision rides through untouched.
• The provision forces intelligence sharing with Israel and joint weapons work on AI and autonomous systems — even the president couldn't cut off the intel flow.
• Opposition is bipartisan and loud: Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene are both fighting it, and some Republican voters say they're done with the party over it.
• Adam Smith backed the provision, then flipped under pressure, and now argues the US benefits from Israel's missile defense tech — tech American taxpayers paid to build.
• The $4 billion a year floor is the small part; wartime transfers ran over $20 billion under Biden, plus US troops, weapons, and aid to Egypt and Jordan.

Outlook: The bill looks set to pass the House, and the Senate fight is the last place the provision could still be stripped.