SJRES 115: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export of certain defense articles, defense services, and technical data to Israel.

Congress: 118 · Status: failed · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Palestine

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Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard (I-Vermont)

Editorial Explainer

This joint resolution would block a proposed license amendment that would allow the export of precision-guided bomb components (Joint Direct Attack Munition and Small Diameter Bomb variants) to Israel. The resolution invokes Congress's authority under the Arms Export Control Act to disapprove a specific weapons transfer that the executive branch had submitted to Congress.

Why it matters

This represents a direct congressional effort to restrict military aid to Israel on specific weapon systems, a rare procedural step. If passed, it would signal that a Senate majority opposes at least some aspects of unconditional U.S. military support, though the resolution did not pass into law.

Cosponsors (2)

Roll-call votes (100)

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