SJRES136Referred to Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-19

Introduced

Cosponsors

SJRES

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Type

Sponsor

Bernard Sanders

Independent · VT · Senator

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Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-03-19

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsReferred To · 2026-03-19

Previously

Foreign Relations CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-19

Plain-English Summary

This resolution would block the federal government from approving the sale of certain military equipment and services to Israel. If passed, it would prevent a specific weapons deal that the administration had proposed, giving Congress the power to reject the sale even though the president wanted to move forward with it. The measure affects defense contractors who would have supplied the equipment and the U.S.-Israel military relationship.

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Subjects

International Affairs

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S.J. Res. 136 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 136 Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2026 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following proposed licensing of defense articles and services to Israel is prohibited: (1) The licensing of defense articles and services described in the arms sales notification submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)) and published in the Congressional Record on March 12, 2026, including 5,000 defense articles relating to the Small Diameter Bomb Weapon Systems. <all>

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