This joint resolution would block a proposed U.S. defense sale to Israel involving approximately 5,000 Small Diameter Bomb Weapon Systems and related defense services. The measure uses Congress's authority under the Arms Export Control Act to disapprove a specific arms sale notification that was submitted to Congress on March 12, 2026. If passed, the resolution would prohibit the licensing and export of these defense articles to Israel. The bill was introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders and three co-sponsors who opposed the proposed sale. This is one of several tools Congress can use to override executive branch approval of military equipment exports to foreign governments, though such disapproval resolutions require passage by both chambers and would face a presidential veto.
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