U.S. Senate to consider measures blocking some weapons sales to ...

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“Continued arms transfers to the Israeli government are contrary to U.S. law and the Biden administration's own arms transfer policy, which ...

Senator Sanders and Others Hold News Conference on U.S. Arms ...

Senator Bernie Sanders and others hold a news conference to discuss the sale of U.S. arms to Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process - CRS Reports

Under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the President must formally notify. Congress 30 calendar days before the Administration can take the ...

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Anti-war group says Baldwin noncommittal on blocking Israeli ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members said talks with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin's military legislative assistant ...

Managing U.S. Security Partnerships: Part II: Arms Sales

Passed in 1976, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) gives the president the authority to regulate the export and import of defense articles and services.

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process

Under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the President must formally notify. Congress 30 calendar days before the Administration can take the ...

Many Senate Democrats decline to preview their votes on Sanders ...

The measures, known as joint resolutions of disapproval, seek to stop six tranches of arms sales to Israel.

S.25 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 118th Congress (2023-2024)

A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.

Congress Fails to Block Saudi Arms Sales

A divided Congress in December failed to block the sale of air-to-air missiles to Riyadh and to prohibit some support for the Saudi war in Yemen.

US Senate to consider measures blocking some arms sales to Israel

The “resolutions of disapproval” were filed by Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats.

Joint Resolutions of Disapproval under the Arms Export Control Act ...

The AECA also provides a mechanism for Congress to block arms sales which are inconsistent with these criteria: the Joint. Resolution of Disapproval (JRD). A ...

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For decades, the filibuster has been used to prevent life-saving gun safety legislation from being passed in the U.S. Congress.

J Street urges senators to support resolutions blocking U.S. arms ...

The progressive Israel advocacy group J Street is urging senators to vote in favor of several resolutions put forward by Sen.

Live blog: A barrage of rockets from Lebanon hits parts of Israel

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 409th day — has killed at least 43846 Palestinians and wounded over 103740, with another 10000+ feared ...

Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite Trump ...

The $8 billion arms sale included precision guided munitions, other bombs and ammunition and aircraft maintenance support.

In Rare Rebuke To Trump, Senate Votes To Block Saudi Arms Sales

The Senate voted to rein in President Trump's powers, passing three bipartisan resolutions on Thursday blocking the administration from selling billions of ...

Sanders' Resolution Forces Vote To Block U.S. Arms Sales To Israel

The senator introduced the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block a $20 billion weapons transfer to Israel, which has violated U.S. and ...

Middle East update: Israeli airstrike kills four in central Beirut

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear programme while ...