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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 31, 2025
This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale 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 · 2025-03-31 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 a specified proposed sale of military equipment and services to the Government of Israel. It targets the transaction identified in a particular notice to Congress, rather than all military sales to Israel. The supplied text is a proposal, not evidence of an enacted prohibition.
That the following proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel is prohibited:
The sale of the following defense articles and services described in Transmittal No. 25–0C
2025-03-31: Introduced in House
The proposed prohibition covers the sale described in Transmittal No. 25–0C, a notice submitted to Congress under the Arms Export Control Act and published in the Congressional Record on March 3, 2025. The resolution describes increases of $624 million in the value of equipment classified as Major Defense Equipment and $269 million in other value, attributed to recent cost increases. These are increases in the transaction's value, not stated total sale prices or new spending appropriations.
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.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated December 5, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 31, 2025. It does not establish what happened afterward.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-05T21:44:27Z. 2025-03-31: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-03-31: Introduced in House
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