Skip to main content
CivicGate

SJRES 41
Introduced Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.

Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.

Introduced Mar 27, 2025

Latest action (Jul 30, 2025) Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 27 - 70. Record Vote Number: 454.

Referred to
Foreign Relations Committee
Issues
DefenseForeign Policy

Summary

This joint resolution prohibits a proposed export of defense articles to Israel that was submitted to Congress by the State Department. The export consists of 20,000 Colt Carbine rifles in 5.56mm caliber with fully automatic capability, valued at $1,000,000 or more, for ultimate end use by the Israel National Police. The rifles were to be sold to M.R.D. Efram Investments Ltd in Israel. Under the Arms Export Control Act, Congress can approve or disapprove arms exports to foreign governments through joint resolutions such as this one.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bernard Sanders’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • TA INSTRUMENTS $13,000
  • GOOGLE $11,752
  • MERITAGE GROUP LP $6,600
  • APPLE $5,259
  • CUNY $4,586

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bernard Sanders → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)
  1. Jul 30, 2025 Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 27 - 70. Record Vote Number: 454. · senate
  2. Jul 30, 2025 Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations made. (Pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act of 1976). · senate
  3. Mar 27, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
  4. Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in Senate

How your representatives voted

Sign in to see how your own representatives voted on SJRES 41.

Roll-call votes (1)

How the chamber voted on this bill — the outcome, the tally by party, and every member's recorded position. A factual record.

  • On the Motion to DischargeMotion to Discharge Rejected
    Senate · Roll call 454 · Jul 31, 2025

    27 Yea · 70 Nay · 3 Not voting

    • Democrats2Yea2Nay
    • Republicans0Yea3Nay
    • Independents1Yea0Nay

    The party tally and member list below cover the 8 of 100 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.

    See how each member voted (8)

    Yea(3)

    Nay(5)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SJRES 70 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. · Introduced Jul 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 94%
  • SJRES 40 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 93%
  • SJRES 42 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 92%
  • SJRES 34 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. · Introduced Jul 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 88%
  • SJRES 25 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services. · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 86%
  • SJRES 27 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services. · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 85%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 27, 2025

Mr. Sanders introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

JOINT RESOLUTION

Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following proposed export to Israel is prohibited:

(1) The export of the following firearms, parts, and components controlled under Category I of the United States Munitions List in the amount of $1,000,000 or more and described in Transmittal No. DDTC 23-077, 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 March 24, 2025 (Executive Communication 510): 20,000 Colt Carbine, 11.5” barrel length, 5.56mm caliber fully automatic carbine rifles to M.R.D. Efram Investments Ltd in Israel for ultimate end use by the Israel National Police. <all>

Comments

Comments

Loading comments…