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S.J.Res. 34

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S.J.Res. 34, “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services”, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 10, 2025 by Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 30, 2025: Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 24 - 73. Record Vote Number: 455.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 34 has 2 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

sjr34/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 34 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 34  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 10, 2025   Mr. Sanders  introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Foreign Relations    JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.
That the following proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel is prohibited:
(1)
The sale of the following defense articles and services described in Transmittal No. 25–26, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1) ), and published in the Congressional Record on March 3, 2025: The following Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Two hundred one (201) MK 83 MOD 4/MOD 5 General Purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies. Four thousand seven hundred ninety-nine (4,799) BLU–110A/B General Purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies. One thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU–559C/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits for the MK 83 bomb body. Three thousand five hundred (3,500) KMU–559J/B JDAM guidance kits for the MK 83 bomb body. The following non-MDE items will also be included: U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Mar 10, 2025

sjr34/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (03/10/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) sponsors S.J.Res. 34, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S.J.Res. 34 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Mar 10, 2025 · 385 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 34 has taken 4 actions since Mar 10, 2025, the latest on Jul 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 30, 2025
Senate
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations made. (Pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act of 1976).Foreign Relations Committee
Jul 30, 2025
Senate
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 24 - 73. Record Vote Number: 455.Foreign Relations Committee Senate roll call 455 24–73
Mar 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Mar 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S.J.Res. 34 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Jul 31, 2025 at 24–73.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jul 31, 2025
Senate
On the Motion to Discharge
24
73

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 34.

Titles

S.J.Res. 34 goes by 2 titles.

  • A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. — Display Title

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 50 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 34 in 19 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Foreign Relations, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Immigration, Education, Banking, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Religion.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
J STREET—District of Columbia17—
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEELobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policyDistrict of Columbia12$1.9M
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION501(c)(4) organization which focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on natl. issuesDistrict of Columbia11$20K
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE—New York11—
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCInternational and domestic Human rights AdvocacyNew York11—
A NEW POLICY INC.Public interest lobbying non-profit firmDistrict of Columbia11—
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC—Maryland11—
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
J STREET17—
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION14—
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE12$1.9M
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE11—
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.11—
A NEW POLICY INC.11—
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC11—
FDD ACTION11—
PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 50.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRADLEY FREERICKS117
HANNAH FAJER117
KATHERINE DESCAMP-RENNER117
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN117
MICHAEL FARRELL-ROSEN117
HANNAH MORRIS115
ALLEN HESTER114
AMELIA KEGAN114
ANIKA FORREST114
ANNA AGUTO114
BRIDGET MOIX114
DAREN CAUGHRON114
DEVRA BAXTER114
HASSAN EL-TAYYAB114
HEATHER BRANDON-BRAVO114
JACQUELINE KLINE114
JOSE MORENO114
KATHERINE JONES114
ODELIYA MATTER114
RACHEL OVERSTREET114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 third_quarter$1M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 third_quarter$1M3rd Quarter - Report
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEEAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE2025 first_quarter$963.1K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEEAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE2025 third_quarter$940K3rd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 second_quarter$205K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 first_quarter$205K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Amendme…
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INCDEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTIONPORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEEAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
A NEW POLICY INC.A NEW POLICY INC.2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 34 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 34’s is International Affairs.

sjres34/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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