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Providing for congressional disapproval of the report of enhancement or upgrade of sensitive foreign military related to a sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the report of enhancement or upgrade of sensitive foreign military related to a sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Summary
This joint resolution would disapprove a proposed increase in the value of defense articles and services being sold to Israel. The increase amounts to $624 million in Major Defense Equipment and $269 million in other defense items, resulting from cost increases. If adopted by Congress, the resolution would prohibit the sale from proceeding.
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Sponsor (1)
14 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. 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. 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. 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, 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 report of enhancement or upgrade of sensitive foreign military related to a sale to the Government of 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 the Government of Israel is prohibited:
(1) The sale of the following defense articles and services described in Transmittal No. 25-0C, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(C)), and published in the Congressional Record on March 3, 2025: An increase in Major Defense Equipment (MDE) value by $624,000,000 and non-MDE value by $269,000,000, due to recent cost increases. <all>
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