SJRES 33 — Congress 119
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/33
Congress.gov subjects: International Affairs
Issues impacted: Foreign Policy & Sanctions (ai, high)
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119 SJ 33 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 2025-03-10 text/xml EN 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 1st Session S. J. RES. 33 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 10, 2025 Mr. Sanders 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. 25–34, 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 3, 2025: The following Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Thirty-five thousand five hundred twenty nine (35,529) MK 84 or BLU–117 General Purpose (GP) bomb bodies, or a combination of both. Four thousand (4,000) I–2000 Penetrator warheads. The following non-MDE items will also be included: spare parts, consumables, accessories, and repair and return support; transportation support; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
Plain-English summary
Confidence: high · Complexity: simple · Model: grok-4.5
This joint resolution is Congress’s way of saying “no thanks” to one specific weapons package the U.S. planned to sell to Israel.
The deal on the table would ship roughly 35,500 big general-purpose bomb bodies (the MK 84 or BLU-117 kind), plus 4,000 heavy penetrator warheads. It also covers the usual extras—spare parts, shipping, and tech support that go with those bombs.
If the resolution passed, that particular sale would be blocked. Israel wouldn’t get those bombs and warheads through this notified deal. Folks who watch U.S.–Israel defense ties or arms exports would notice; most people at home wouldn’t feel a direct change day to day.
Under the Arms Export Control Act, Congress gets a heads-up on big foreign military sales and can try to stop them with a disapproval resolution like this one. A push to bring it out of committee for a full Senate vote already failed by a wide margin, so it hasn’t moved forward.
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| Issue | Yea advances | Nay advances | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Policy & Sanctions | Restraint and limited overseas commitments | Status quo / reject this change | Yea blocks the notified bomb and warhead sale to Israel; Nay keeps the proposed transfer on track under existing arms-export practice. |