Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced Date
2025-02-25
Policy Area
International Affairs
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This joint resolution would stop a proposed U.S. arms sale to Israel. The sale includes 10,000 additional 155mm high-explosive artillery shells, along with related equipment, documents, technical help, engineering support, logistics support, and other program services. In simple terms, Congress would be saying it does not approve this weapons transfer and wants to block it from going forward.
- The resolution targets a specific proposed sale listed to Congress in Transmittal No. 24-16.
- The main item in the sale is 10,000 M107 and/or M795 155mm high-explosive projectiles.
- The sale also includes other 155mm projectiles, publications, technical documents, and U.S. government and contractor support services.
- If approved, this resolution would prevent the sale from being carried out.
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]
[S.J. Res. 25 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 25
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 25, 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. 24-16, 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: an additional ten
thousand (10,000) M107 and/or M795 155mm High Explosive
projectiles, as well as non-MDE items, including: various 155mm
projectiles; publications; technical documentation; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics
support services; studies and surveys; and other related
elements of logistical and program support.
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