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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2025
This joint resolution prohibits issuance of a license amendment for the export of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D–MI
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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 issuing a specific change to an export license for weapons intended for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The targeted license change covers 15,500 additional Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits and 615 additional Small Diameter Bombs. The proposed prohibition concerns the particular export identified in the resolution.
That the issuance of a license amendment to export with respect to the following proposed export to Israel is prohibited:
The amendment authorizes the transfer of 15,500 additional JDAM tail kits and an additional 615 SDBs to the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
The proposed prohibition identifies the covered defense equipment and services through Transmittal No. DDTC 24–052, an export submission to Congress under the Arms Export Control Act. It specifies Boeing Direct Attack Weapons, including Joint Direct Attack Munition variants and Small Diameter Bomb Increment I variants, for use by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The text states that communication of the submission was published in the Congressional Record on February 10, 2025.
The export of the following defense articles and defense services described in Transmittal No. DDTC 24–052, 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 February 10, 2025 (Executive Communication 337): Boeing Direct Attack Weapons (Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) variants and Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Increment I variants) for end-use by the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
The supplied 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 2025-12-05T22:49:58Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
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