Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced Date
2025-03-10
Policy Area
International Affairs
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This resolution would block a proposed U.S. arms sale to Israel that would raise the value of certain defense items and related services because of higher costs. In simple terms, Congress would be saying it does not approve this added spending for the sale, so the increase would be prohibited.
- The blocked increase is $624 million for major defense equipment and $269 million for other defense services and items.
- The sale change is described in a report sent to Congress on March 3, 2025.
- The resolution was introduced in the Senate and sent to the Foreign Relations Committee.
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. 35 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 35
Providing for congressional disapproval of the report of enhancement or
upgrade of sensitive foreign military related to a sale to the
Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 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 report of enhancement or
upgrade of sensitive foreign military related to a sale to the
Government of 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 the Government of Israel is prohibited:
(1) The sale of the following defense articles and services
described in Transmittal No. 25-0C, submitted to Congress
pursuant to section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(C)), and published in the Congressional
Record on March 3, 2025: An increase in Major Defense Equipment
(MDE) value by $624,000,000 and non-MDE value by $269,000,000,
due to recent cost increases.
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