Congress eyes whole-of-government plan to disrupt growing cooperation between US adversaries
Experts have warned that authoritarian regimes in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are working more closely on activities to defy America.
By
Brandi Vincent
November 7, 2025
Lawmakers in both congressional chambers are calling for the creation of a new whole-of-government plan to confront emerging national security threats associated with expanding cooperation between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — and to ultimately help ensure the U.S. is prepared to counter concurrent challenges from multiple adversaries in the years to come.
Introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., this week, the Defending International Security by Restricting Unlawful Partnerships and Tactics (DISRUPT) Act lays out a plan for multiple federal agencies to collectively disturb and derail some of the most concerning aspects of that adversarial collaboration.
The House version of the DISRUPT Act was co-sponsored by Guam Del. James Moylan, a Republican. Similar legislation was also previously proposed in the Senate by Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and David McCormick, R-Pa., and is attached to the draft version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
“The bill was introduced to demonstrate bipartisan, bicameral support in the House as it continues to move through the NDAA process,” a spokesperson for the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party told DefenseScoop.
https://defensescoop.com/2025/11/07/congress-disrupt-act-china-russia-iran-north-korea/
