What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
Vote Breakdown · How Congress voted on SJRES.26
Senate
150-830
FAILED
Democrats
140 yea
290 nay
10 present
Republicans
0 yea
530 nay
Independents
10 yea
10 nay
⚠️ 12 members broke with party on this vote
Action Timeline
2025-04-03
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 15 - 83. Record Vote Number: 166. (consideration: CR S2152-2158)
2025-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-02-25
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did SJRES.26 pass?
SJRES.26 is still alive. Current stage: INTRODUCED. Pass likelihood: 52%.
What does SJRES.26 do?
This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
Who sponsored SJRES.26?
SJRES.26 was sponsored by Bernard Sanders (I-Vermont).
Who voted against SJRES.26?
12 members broke with their party on this vote. Notably, Richard Durbin (D) voted yea.
Full Bill Text
119 SJ 26 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services. U.S. Senate 2025-02-25 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. 26 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 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 Israel of certain defense articles and services. That the following proposed foreign military sale to Israel is prohibited: (1) 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.
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