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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 joint resolution would prohibit the specific proposed military sale to Israel identified in Transmittal No. 24–13. The prohibition would cover the listed defense articles and services, including related equipment, parts, engineering and technical support.
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
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.
The proposed prohibition covers 2,166 GBU–39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 and 2,800 MK 82 general-purpose, 500-pound bomb bodies in the specified sale.
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
The proposed prohibition also covers bomb-guidance kits: 13,000 for MK–84 bomb bodies, 3,475 for BLU–109 bomb bodies and 1,004 for GBU–38v1. The text lists alternative kit models within each group.
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
The covered sale includes 17,475 FMU–152A/B fuzes and an unspecified number of FMU–139 fuzes.
seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-five (17,475) FMU–152A/B fuzes. The following non-MDE items will also be included: FMU–139 fuzes
The proposed prohibition extends to the sale's bomb components, support equipment, spare parts, consumables, accessories and repair support. It also covers related U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, technical services and program support.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated December 6, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 3, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-06T06:41:04Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
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