To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.
Latest action · May 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 82
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Aisha Wahab | Oct 5, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 21, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2025Introduced in House
- May 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4863 | Delia C. Ramirez D-IL | Nov 20, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 86, May 21, 2025, page H2362.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12751 | Israel: 2026 Elections and Government Formation | Insight | Oct 30, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2025Introduced in House
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