To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.
Summary
This bill prohibits the President from selling, transferring, or exporting certain defense articles or services to Israel, except in specified circumstances.
Defense articles covered by the prohibition include BLU-109 bunker busting bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) assemblies, and 155mm artillery ammunition. Defense services directly related to such articles are also covered.
The President may sell, transfer, or export such defense articles or services to Israel if (1) a law is enacted specifying the purposes for which such articles or services may be used, and (2) Israel provides written assurances that the defense articles or services will be used for those specific statutory purposes and in a manner consistent with certain other laws, including international human rights laws.
Timeline
- May 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- May 21, 2025Introduced in House
- May 21, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors (showing first 30 of 69)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] D-CA
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] D-WA
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] D-WI
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] D-VT
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] D-IN
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] D-TX
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] D-TX
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] D-TX
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] D-FL
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] D-IL
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] D-IL
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] D-GA
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] D-PA
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] D-NY
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] D-MN
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] D-MA
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] D-IL
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] D-CA
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] D-MI
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] D-NY
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] D-NJ
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] D-MA
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] D-ME
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] D-IL
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] D-VA
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] D-TX
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] D-CA
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] D-CA
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] D-NC
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] D-MD
In the News
- Flawed federal bills at the worst possible moment - The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
- Congress Must Co-Sponsor the Block the Bombs Act - Amnesty International USA
- Can Congress Block the Bombs? - NIAC Action
- CAIR-SFBA Applauds Rep. Lateefah Simon’s Support for ‘Block the Bombs Act,’ Call for End to Genocide in Gaza - CAIR California
- Congresswoman Ramirez, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Mahmoud Khalil Lead Day of Action for Block the Bombs - Representative Delia Ramirez | (.gov)
- Does the House have the grit to 'Block the Bombs' to Israel? - Responsible Statecraft
- House Dems push to ‘Block the Bombs’ amid Israel’s widening war - Mondoweiss
- Historic Bill Introduced to Block Bombs to Israel - IMEU Policy Project
- Progressives Introduce “Block the Bombs Act” as Israel Escalates Gaza Genocide - Truthout
- Ramirez, Jacobs, Jayapal, Pocan, 18 Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Condition Weapons to Israel, Save Lives - Representative Delia Ramirez | (.gov)
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