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2025-04-03 - Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 15 - 83. Record Vote Number: 166. (consideration: CR S2152-2158)
Introduced Date
2025-02-25
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International Affairs
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This resolution would stop a proposed U.S. military sale to Israel. If approved, it would block the transfer of several types of bomb bodies, bomb guidance kits, fuzes, and related support services. In simple terms, Congress is being asked to reject this arms sale and prevent the shipment of these defense items.
- The blocked sale includes 2,166 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs.
- It also includes 2,800 MK 82 500-pound bomb bodies and several sets of JDAM guidance kits for different bomb types.
- The resolution covers 17,475 FMU-152A/B fuzes, along with other fuze types, bomb components, spare parts, and repair support.
- It would also stop U.S. government and contractor help such as engineering, logistics, and technical support tied to the sale.
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. 26 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 26
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. 24-13, 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: two thousand one
hundred sixty-six (2,166) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs
Increment 1 (SDB-I); two thousand eight hundred (2,800) MK 82
General Purpose, 500-pound bomb bodies; thirteen thousand
(13,000) KMU-556E/B, or KMU-556H/B with SABR-Y, KMU-556F/B, or
KMU-556J/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits
for the MK-84 bomb body; three thousand four hundred seventy-
five (3,475) KMU-557E/B, or KMU-557F/B, or KMU-557H/B with
SABR-Y, or KMU-557J/B JDAM Guidance Kits for the BLU-109 bomb
body; one thousand four (1,004) KMU-572E/B, or KMU-572F/B, KMU-
572H/B with SABR-Y, or KMU-572J/B JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-
38v1; and seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-five (17,475)
FMU-152A/B fuzes. The following non-MDE items will also be
included: FMU-139 fuzes; bomb components; munitions support and
support equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories,
and repair and return support; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, logistics, and technical support services and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
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