Contact Congress about S.J.Res. 23: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and services.

This resolution would stop one added shipment of U.S. guided bomb equipment to Israel. It would block 15,500 JDAM tail kits and 615 Small Diameter Bombs under a specific export license change.

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and services. is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Latest action on S.J.Res. 23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Israel's Ministry of Defense, U.S. officials who handle arms exports, Congress, and Boeing. It would decide whether this specific added group of U.S. guided bomb parts and bombs can move forward under the named license amendment.

Why this matters: This matters because it could stop more U.S.-made guided bomb equipment from going to Israel under one planned export change. The resolution could affect how many precision-guided weapons Israel receives through this deal. It may also show that Congress wants a bigger role in reviewing particular arms exports. The text does not say what the broader effects would be for regional security or U.S.-Israel relations, so those effects remain uncertain.

Key provisions in S.J.Res. 23

• Congress would use its review power under the Arms Export Control Act, the federal law for many U.S. arms exports, to respond to one proposed license change.
• The resolution targets Transmittal No. DDTC 24-052. That official notice went to Congress and was recorded in the Congressional Record on February 10, 2025, as Executive Communication 337.
• The weapons are Boeing Direct Attack Weapons for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. They include JDAM variants and Small Diameter Bomb Increment I variants.
• The resolution would stop 15,500 more JDAM tail kits and 615 more Small Diameter Bombs from going to Israel under this license change.
• The resolution applies only to this one proposed license change. It does not rewrite the Arms Export Control Act or change the general rules for arms exports.

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Questions people ask about S.J.Res. 23

What is S.J.Res. 23?

This resolution would stop one added shipment of U.S. guided bomb equipment to Israel. It would block 15,500 JDAM tail kits and 615 Small Diameter Bombs under a specific export license change.

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