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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2025
This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D–WA
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution would prohibit a specified proposed military sale to Israel. It covers 10,000 additional high-explosive artillery projectiles, along with other listed ammunition, documentation and support services. The prohibition concerns the identified sale; the supplied text does not propose a ban on all military sales to Israel.
That the following proposed foreign military sale to Israel is prohibited:
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.
The proposed prohibition identifies the sale through Transmittal No. 24–16, a sale notification submitted to Congress under the cited Arms Export Control Act provision and published in the Congressional Record on February 10, 2025. Beyond the 10,000 projectiles, the listed sale includes other 155-millimeter projectiles, publications, technical documents, government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics services, studies, surveys and related support.
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.
The official-actions snapshot updated December 5, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 3, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-05T21:33:47Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-03-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow benefit, special exemption or preferential exception was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not extend to accompanying materials.
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