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S. 935

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Summary

S. 935, a bill to prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 11, 2025 by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Mar 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

S. 935 has 6 co-sponsors.

sb935/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S935 IS: To prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-11
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 935  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025   Mr. Van Hollen  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Foreign Relations    A BILL
To prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
1.
Limitation on sales and exports of covered defense articles to the United Arab Emirates
(a)
In general
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not sell or issue a license for the export of covered defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) to the United Arab Emirates, or any agency or instrumentality of the United Arab Emirates, until the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the United Arab Emirates is not providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
(b)
Covered defense articles defined
In this section, the term  covered defense articles  means articles listed under Category I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, or XVIII of the United States Munitions List in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) sponsors S. 935, and 6 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 935 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Mar 11, 2025 · 385 Bills

Actions

S. 935 has taken 2 actions since Mar 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Mar 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 935 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 935.

Titles

S. 935 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named S. 935 in 4 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, Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Agriculture, Defense, Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION—District of Columbia12—
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCInternational and domestic Human rights AdvocacyNew York11—
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION12—
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.11—
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA MORK112
ALLEN HESTER112
AMELIA KEGAN112
ANIKA FORREST112
BRIDGET MOIX112
HASSAN EL-TAYYAB112
HEATHER BRANDON-BRAVO112
JEFFREY JORDAN112
JOSE MORENO112
KAYLIN HENDERSON112
LYDIA EL-SAYEGH112
MARIA MITRI112
ODELIYA MATTER112
PAUL AVERSA112
PRIYA MORAN112
RACHEL OVERSTREET112
URSALA KNUDSEN-LATTA112
AMY FISCHER111
CAROLYN NASH111
JENNIFER QUIGLEY111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2025 first_quarter$67.5K1st Quarter - Report
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 935 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 935’s is International Affairs.

s935/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com