Resolution to Block Proposed Military Bomb Sale to Israel
March 19, 2026
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The Frame
The resolution would halt a specific $12,000-unit munitions transfer to Israel, directly impacting U.S. foreign military assistance policy and the availability of these specific defense articles to the Israeli government.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Government of Israel
The government is the designated recipient of the military equipment and services that would be blocked by this resolution.
U.S. Defense Contractors
Contractors providing engineering, logistics, and technical support for this sale would be prohibited from fulfilling those services under the proposed resolution.
Last recorded activity March 19, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The resolution prohibits the sale of 12,000 BLU-110A/B 1,000-pound bomb bodies to the Government of Israel.
- The resolution prohibits the sale of associated U.S. government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services.
- The proposed sale is identified as Transmittal No. 26-32.
- The sale was originally submitted to Congress under section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act.
- The resolution was introduced in the Senate on March 19, 2026.
- The resolution has been referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Why It Matters
The resolution would halt a specific $12,000-unit munitions transfer to Israel, directly impacting U.S. foreign military assistance policy and the availability of these specific defense articles to the Israeli government.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Voting Record
Total
98
Yes
36
No
62
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (98)
Jon Husted
R · no
Bill Hagerty
R · no
Adam Schiff
D · yes
Dan Sullivan
R · no
Richard Durbin
D · yes
Tom Cotton
R · no
Mitch McConnell
R · no
Jim Banks
R · no
Brian Schatz
D · yes
Tammy Baldwin
D · yes
Maria Cantwell
D · yes
Elissa Slotkin
D · yes
Jerry Moran
R · no
John Hickenlooper
D · yes
Tommy Tuberville
R · no
Tim Sheehy
R · no
Charles Schumer
D · no
Angus King
I · yes
Cory Booker
D · yes
Eric Schmitt
R · no
Ted Budd
R · no
Elizabeth Warren
D · yes
Alex Padilla
D · yes
Lindsey Graham
R · no
+ 74 more
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Congressional Oversight of Arms Sales
The use of a joint resolution to block a specific arms sale highlights an active attempt by members of the Senate to utilize the Arms Export Control Act to exert direct control over foreign military transfers.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
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