Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-02-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced Date
2025-02-20
Policy Area
International Affairs
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This resolution would stop a proposed U.S. arms sale to Israel. It says Congress does not approve the transfer of 3,000 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, along with related equipment, training, software, and support services that would be part of the deal.
- The sale would include 3,000 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles in several possible versions.
- It would also include items needed to use and maintain the missiles, such as spare parts, repair parts, test equipment, software, technical documents, and training.
- U.S. government and contractor support services, including engineering, logistics, storage, and program support, would also be part of the package.
- The resolution is a congressional disapproval measure, meaning it is intended to block the proposed foreign military sale.
Official Summaries
This joint resolution prohibits the 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]
[S.J. Res. 22 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 22
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign
military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 20, 2025
Mr. Sanders introduced the following joint resolution; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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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. 24-104, 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 February 10, 2025: three thousand
(3,000) AGM-114 Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missiles, to include one
or any combination of the R3, F, F/A, K1, K1A, K2, K3, K3A, KA,
N, N3, and/or R variants. The following non-MDE items will also
be included: support and test equipment; integration and test
support; spare and repair parts; software delivery and support;
publications and technical documentation; personnel training
and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering; technical and logistics support services; storage;
and other related elements of logistics and program support.
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