North Dakota’s Sen Cramer Introduces GOLDEN DOME Act

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and Alaskan Senator Dan Sullivan in introducing the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagements (GOLDEN DOME) Act of 2025.

The bill looks to start an initiative that modernizes and expands upon the United States' missile defense capabilities to protect the nation against aerial threats from drones to hypersonic missiles. GOLDEN DOME intends to better equip the nation to defend against threats.

 Upon introducing the legislation, Cramer stated that “Our adversaries have developed more advanced long-range weapons over the last couple of decades, posing a significant threat to our national security,” He continued. “We have to act in order to defend against the evolving and complex threat landscape. 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. Our bill puts the legislative muscle behind President Trump’s executive order to support his innovative vision of protecting our great nation from current and future threats. The Golden Dome is great for America, great for North Dakota, and great for Alaska. The time is now to prioritize the defense of the United States by modernizing our missile defense infrastructure.”

The GOLDEN DOME Act aligns with President Trump’s executive order directing the implementation of a next-generation missile defense shield.

The legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Jim Banks (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Tim Scott (R-SC).

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U.S. Representative Mark Messmer (R-IN-08) introduced a companion measure in the House.