Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/138

Official text excerpt

119 SJ 138 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. 
 U.S. Senate 
 2026-03-19 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 IIA 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 138 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 foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. 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. 26–32, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1) ) and published in the Congressional Record on March 12, 2026: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Twelve thousand (12,000) BLU–110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies. Non-MDE: The following non-MDE items will also be included: U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.

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Citations

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