HR2059Referred to Committee

To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-03-11

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Sara Jacobs

Democrat · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 98.0% (607 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Abortion Rights$1k

Full profile: /officials/J000305

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (34)

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

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-03-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-03-11

Previously

Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-11

Plain-English Summary

This bill would prevent the U.S. government from approving the sale and shipment of certain military equipment and weapons to the United Arab Emirates. The measure would restrict defense exports to that country, potentially affecting defense contractors and military aid relationships in the Middle East.

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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] [H.R. 2059 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2059 To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Ms. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the President may not sell or authorize a license for the export of covered defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to the United Arab Emirates or any agency or instrumentality of the United Arab Emirates, until the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the United Arab Emirates is not providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. (b) Covered Defense Articles Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered defense articles'' means articles listed under Category I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, or XVIII of the United States Munitions List in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. <all>

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