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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 block a proposed foreign military sale to Israel that includes approximately 35,529 MK 84 or BLU-117 general purpose bomb bodies and 4,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads. The sale had been submitted to Congress for review under the Arms Export Control Act procedures (Transmittal No. 25-34, published in the Congressional Record on March 3, 2025). If passed, the resolution would prohibit the sale from proceeding. This type of resolution allows Congress to disapprove proposed foreign military sales within a specified review period under federal law.
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Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- 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. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Actions (2)
- Mar 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 31, 2025
Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Casar, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, 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. 25-34, 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 March 3, 2025: thirty-five thousand five hundred twenty-nine (35,529) MK 84 or BLU-117 General Purpose (GP) bomb bodies, or a combination of both; and four thousand (4,000) I-2000 Penetrator warheads. <all>
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