Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-03-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-03-31
Policy Area
International Affairs
Committees
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Cosponsors
View cosponsors (19)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-Michigan-12]
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-Texas-35]
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-Texas-20]
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-Illinois-4]
- Rep. Green, Al [D-Texas-9]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-Georgia-4]
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-Pennsylvania-12]
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-Massachusetts-2]
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-New York-14]
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-Minnesota-5]
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-Maine-1]
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-Wisconsin-2]
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-Massachusetts-7]
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-Illinois-3]
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-New York-7]
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-New Jersey-12]
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-Virginia-8]
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-Texas-16]
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-Hawaii-2]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This resolution would stop one proposed U.S. arms sale to Israel. It says Congress does not approve the sale of a large number of bomb bodies and warheads described in a recent arms notification. In plain terms, the bill is an attempt to block the transfer of these specific defense items from the United States to Israel.
- The blocked sale includes 35,529 MK 84 or BLU-117 general-purpose bomb bodies, or a mix of the two.
- It also includes 4,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads.
- The resolution refers to a formal arms notice sent to Congress under the Arms Export Control Act.
- If approved, it would prevent this specific foreign military sale from moving forward.
Official Summaries
This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 83
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign
military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
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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
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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.
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