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Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Summary
This joint resolution would prohibit the issuance of a license amendment for the export to Israel of Boeing Direct Attack Weapons, including Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits and Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) munitions for use by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The proposed amendment would authorize the transfer of 15,500 additional JDAM tail kits and 615 additional SDBs. The amendment was submitted to Congress as Transmittal No. DDTC 24-052 under the Arms Export Control Act and published in the Congressional Record on February 10, 2025. If passed and not vetoed by the President, this resolution would prevent the license amendment from taking effect.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Actions (2)
- Mar 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Casar, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the issuance of a license amendment to export with respect to the following proposed export to Israel is prohibited:
(1) The export of the following defense articles and defense services described in Transmittal No. DDTC 24-052, which was submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) and communication of which was published in the Congressional Record on February 10, 2025 (Executive Communication 337): Boeing Direct Attack Weapons (Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) variants and Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Increment I variants) for end-use by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The amendment authorizes the transfer of 15,500 additional JDAM tail kits and an additional 615 SDBs to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. <all>
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