Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced Date
2025-03-27
Policy Area
International Affairs
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This resolution would stop a proposed sale of certain U.S. defense items to Israel. The blocked sale involves 2,300 fully automatic Colt M4 rifles and related parts, worth at least $1 million, that were planned for use by the Israel National Police. In simple terms, Congress would be saying it does not approve this export, so the shipment could not go forward under the usual arms export rules.
- The resolution applies to a specific proposed export listed in a notice sent to Congress under the Arms Export Control Act.
- The items include Colt M4 carbines with 11.5-inch barrels in 5.56mm caliber, along with parts and components covered by U.S. weapons export rules.
- The end user named in the proposal is the Israel National Police, through M.R.D. Efram Investments Ltd. in Israel.
- If approved, this congressional disapproval would prohibit the export described in the proposal.
Official Summaries
This joint resolution prohibits a proposed export of certain firearms, parts, and components to Israel.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 40 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 40
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of
certain defense articles to Israel.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Sanders introduced the following joint resolution; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
_______________________________________________________________________
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of
certain defense articles to Israel.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following proposed
export to Israel is prohibited:
(1) The export of the following firearms, parts, and
components controlled under Category I of the United States
Munitions List in the amount of $1,000,000 or more and
described in Transmittal No. DDTC 23-085, which was submitted
to Congress pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) and communication of which was
published in the Congressional Record on March 24, 2025
(Executive Communication 511): 2,300 Colt M4 carbine, 11.5''
barrel length, 5.56mm caliber, fully automatic rifles to M.R.D.
Efram Investments Ltd in Israel for ultimate end use by the
Israel National Police.
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