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To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
Summary
This Act prohibits the President from issuing licenses to export certain military defense articles to the United Arab Emirates under the Arms Export Control Act. The prohibition remains in effect until the President certifies to Congress that the UAE is not providing material support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. Covered defense articles include weapons, military equipment, and technology listed in categories I through XVIII of the U.S. Munitions List.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
35 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
- 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. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Ms. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the President may not sell or authorize a license for the export of covered defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to the United Arab Emirates or any agency or instrumentality of the United Arab Emirates, until the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the United Arab Emirates is not providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
(b) Covered Defense Articles Defined.—In this section, the term “covered defense articles” means articles listed under Category I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, or XVIII of the United States Munitions List in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. <all>
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