National Security
Colorado’s Fifth District is the proud home to one of our nation’s most military-intensive congressional districts and to more than 100,000 veterans who have served our country with distinction and honor. My goal as a member of the House Armed Services Committee is to advocate on behalf of our troops. I am dedicated to fighting for better pay and full funding for our troops so that they can receive the best training and equipment available.
Missile Defense
Developing the United States’ missile defense system is one of my highest priorities. While mutually assured destruction kept tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union relatively quiet during the Cold War, the international dynamic has changed. Key players from rogue nations, such as Kim Jong Un and Rouhani, are dangerously less predictable and more vocal about their military intents.
While some in Congress are trying to cut funding for missile defense projects, I will continue to support the funding of current missile defense programs and the development of new technology and development. As co-founder of the Missile Defense Caucus, I recognize the importance of a strong missile defense system. Right now, our military has only a limited defense capability in the event of a threat. Self-declared enemies of America already have some missile capability and our eastern seaboard is largely unguarded from ship-launched missiles.
Homeland Security
The terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 forever changed our world. In response, Congress created the Department of Homeland Security. Congress continues to play a critical role in ensuring our laws are up-to-date with the ever-changing terrorist threats from around the world.
We must ensure that our federal agents have the most effective tools possible to keep our citizens safe. Good intelligence is key to our safety, not only here at home, but also for our deployed soldiers and diplomats around the globe.
Of course, in monitoring those who would do us harm, we must protect the privacy rights of American citizens. Through good oversight, I believe Congress can write laws that will allow us to aggressively pursue terrorists and their supporters while still maintaining the rights afforded to us in our Constitution.
Congressman Lamborn with a Blackhawk Helicopter crew from the Colorado Army
National Guard Unit based at Buckley AFB.
Congressman Lamborn meets with Colorado soldiers serving in Afghanistan on a congressional trip to study security issues.
Major Defense and National Security Legislation
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
I added several amendments to this year's NDAA, several of which were adopted into the House version of the bill:
- Amendment 286: Protect Northcom
- Amendment 119R1 and 289: Anti-Tunneling
- Amendment 62: New Senior DE Official
- Amendment 287R1: Commercial Space
- Amendment 288: Aviation Museum
- Amendment 198: Iran Military Power Report
- Amendment 309: Iran Heavy Water
- Amendment 61R2: New START
- Amendment 206R1: Cyber Hardening
- Amendment 303: GMD Review Amendment
Cosponsored National Security Legislation
H.R. 4126 - Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act
H.R. 3573 - Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act
H.R. 3314 - Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015
H.R. 2937 - Cuban Military Transparency Act
H.R. 401 - Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015
H.R. 1614 - State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015
H.R. 3662, the Down Payment to Protect National Security Act
Previous Congresses - Introduced Legislation
- H.R.2348 (112th) - EMP Weapons Accountability Assessment Act to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on the foreign development of electromagnetic pulse weapons.
- H.RES.692 (112th) – Resolution to recognize the 30th Anniversary of the United States Air Force Space Command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
- H.AMDT.1131 to H.R.4310 - Amendment to limit the availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction activities with Russia until the Secretary of Defense can certify that Russia is no longer supporting the Syrian regime and is not providing to Syria, North Korea or Iran any equipment or technology that contributes to the development of weapons of mass destruction.
Previous Congresses Cosponsored Legislation
- H.R. 2348 Weapons Accountability Assessment Act - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to the congressional intelligence and defense committees on the research, development, testing, and deployment programs of foreign countries relating to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons and associated delivery systems and platforms. Directs that such report identify each country pursuing an EMP weapons program and describe the scope of each such program.
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Washington, D.C.- On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Congressman Lamborn took part in the House Armed Services Committee mark-up of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representatives Doug Lamborn and Jason Crow, both members of the House Armed Services Committee and Co-Chairs of the House Space Force Caucus, joined in introducing the Space National Guard Establishment Act. This bipartisan legislation will establish a Space National Guard as a Reserve component of the Space Force, our nation's newest military branch.
Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement:
“Today is a tragic and horrific day that brought news of the first U.S. combat causalities in Afghanistan since February 2020. My heart breaks for the servicemen. I am praying for their families, and all U.S. personnel and those in harm’s way in Afghanistan. I know I speak for many of my constituents when I say that ‘outraged’ doesn’t even begin to describe my reaction.”
Washington, D.C.- Today, the United States Space Force announced that the provisional home of the Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) will be located at Peterson Space Force Base. STARCOM will focus on training and educating space professionals, developing a new generation of space warfighters dedicated to meeting the rapidly growing challenges we face to our continued dominance in space.
Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Lamborn and 21 of his colleagues sent a letter to President Biden regarding Presidential Proclamation 10142, which halted construction on the southern border wall.
Rep. Lamborn Attends Base Renaming Ceremony, Celebrates Milestone for Space in the Pikes Peak Region
Colorado Springs, Colorado – Today, the Department of the Air Force officially renamed Peterson Air Force Base and Schriever Air Force Base into Space Force Bases, and renamed Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station “Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station.” The joint ceremony took place at Peterson Air Force Base and was presided over by General Raymond. Congressman Lamborn has strongly advocated for this designation and has been a champion for the newly created United States Space Force and American space power.
Washington, D.C.- Critical race theory is a form of Marxist critical theory which views all human activity through the prism of race (rather than class), and teaches that race is the defining feature of our society. It holds that the United States is a nation founded on white supremacy, and divides everyone into “oppressor” or “oppressed” based on immutable characteristic such as race. Proponents of critical race theory believe that American institutions, including the Constitution and our legal system, are fundamentally racist and flawed.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Lamborn, along with Representative Hartzler (R-MO) and Representative Keating (D-MA), introduced the Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act.
House Republican presses Navy chief on why critical race theory was placed on voluntary reading list
By Ronn Blitzer – Fox News
Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., expressed concern that the U.S. Navy is promoting discrimination by including books about critical race theory on a recommended reading list, specifically pointing at Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist."
David Bitton – The Gazette
The military career of a Buckley Space Force Base commander remains in limbo after comments he made on a podcast last month got him in hot water.
Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron after promoting his self-published book, which asserts a neo-Marxist agenda in the military.