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Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Summary
This joint resolution would prohibit the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of 3,000 AGM-114 Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missiles in various configurations, along with related support equipment, spare parts, software, training, and technical support services. The sale was submitted to Congress as Transmittal No. 24-104 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 block the sale from proceeding. This type of resolution allows Congress to disapprove proposed military sales during the congressional review period required by law.
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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 foreign military sale 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 following proposed foreign military sale to Israel is prohibited:
(1) The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 24-104, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on February 10, 2025: three thousand (3,000) AGM-114 Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missiles, to include one or any combination of the R3, F, F/A, K1, K1A, K2, K3, K3A, KA, N, N3, and/or R variants. The following non-MDE items will also be included: support and test equipment; integration and test support; spare and repair parts; software delivery and support; publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistics support services; storage; and other related elements of logistics and program support. <all>
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