SJRES 26
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
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Bill overview
This joint resolution seeks to prevent the U.S. government from approving a proposed sale of defense articles and services to Israel. Specifically, it targets a package including bombs, guidance kits, and related support services listed in a recent Congressional Record publication. Congress is using this resolution to express disapproval of the potential sale and to block its implementation.
Key provisions
- Prohibits a proposed foreign military sale to Israel.
- Targets specific defense articles and services, including GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, MK 82 bombs, and JDAM guidance kits.
- Includes non-MDE items such as fuzes, bomb components, and support equipment.
- Covers U.S. Government and contractor support services.
Who is affected
- Israel
- The United States Government
- Defense Industry
Notable changes
- This resolution represents a congressional attempt to override a potential executive branch decision regarding military aid.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. J. RES. 26
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 24–13, 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 February 10, 2025: two thousand one hundred sixty-six (2,166) GBU–39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 (SDB–I); two thousand eight hundred (2,800) MK 82 General Purpose, 500-pound bomb bodies; thirteen thousand (13,000) KMU–556E/B, or KMU–556H/B with SABR–Y, KMU–556F/B, or KMU–556J/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits for the MK–84 bomb body; three thousand four hundred seventy-five (3,475) KMU–557E/B, or KMU–557F/B, or KMU–557H/B with SABR–Y, or KMU–557J/B JDAM Guidance Kits for the BLU–109 bomb body; one thousand four (1,004) KMU–572E/B, or KMU–572F/B, KMU–572H/B with SABR–Y, or KMU–572J/B JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU–38v1; and seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-five (17,475) FMU–152A/B fuzes. The following non-MDE items will also be included: FMU–139 fuzes; bomb components; munitions support and support equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services and other related elements of logistics and program support.