To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.
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Cosponsors (80)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)Original· 2025-05-21
- André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2025-05-21
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7)Original· 2025-05-21
- Becca Balint (D-VT)Original· 2025-05-21
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-05-21
- Greg Casar (D-TX-35)Original· 2025-05-21
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-05-21
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)Original· 2025-05-21
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)Original· 2025-05-21
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)Original· 2025-05-21
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)Original· 2025-05-21
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)Original· 2025-05-21
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)Original· 2025-05-21
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)Original· 2025-05-21
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)Original· 2025-05-21
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)Original· 2025-05-21
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)Original· 2025-05-21
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-05-21
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51)Original· 2025-05-21
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)Original· 2025-05-21
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)Original· 2025-05-21
- James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)· 2025-06-09
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2025-06-11
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)· 2025-06-30
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)· 2025-06-30
- Al Green (D-TX-9)· 2025-07-02
- Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2025-08-05
- Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2025-08-05
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)· 2025-08-08
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20)· 2025-08-08
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)· 2025-08-08
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2025-08-12
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)· 2025-08-15
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)· 2025-08-22
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)· 2025-08-22
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)· 2025-08-22
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2025-08-22
- Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)· 2025-08-26
- John Garamendi (D-CA-8)· 2025-08-26
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-09-02
- Mark Takano (D-CA-39)· 2025-09-04
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2025-09-08
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)· 2025-09-09
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)· 2025-09-09
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2025-09-10
- Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)· 2025-09-11
- Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)· 2025-09-17
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2025-09-18
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)· 2025-09-18
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-09-23
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)· 2025-09-23
- Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)· 2025-09-30
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)· 2025-09-30
- Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)· 2025-09-30
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14)· 2025-10-08
- Steven Horsford (D-NV-4)· 2025-10-31
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2025-11-20
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2025-12-16
- Derek Tran (D-CA-45)· 2025-12-18
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)· 2026-01-12
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)· 2026-01-27
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44)· 2026-02-20
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2026-03-09
- Dave Min (D-CA-47)· 2026-04-06
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37)· 2026-04-16
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)· 2026-04-22
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)· 2026-04-22
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11)· 2026-04-27
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-05-21
Previously
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-21
Plain-English Summary
This bill prohibits the President from selling, transferring, or exporting certain defense articles or services to Israel, except in specified circumstances. Defense articles covered by the prohibition include BLU-109 bunker busting bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) assemblies, and 155mm artillery ammunition. Defense services directly related to such articles are also covered. The President may sell, transfer, or export such defense articles or services to Israel if (1) a law is enacted specifying the purposes for which such articles or services may be used, and (2) Israel provides written assurances that the defense articles or services will be used for those specific statutory purposes and in a manner consistent with certain other laws, including international human rights laws.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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