S.J.Res. 136

Summary

S.J.Res. 136, “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel”, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 19, 2026 by Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 136 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 SJ 136 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-19
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 IIA  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. J. RES. 136  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 19, 2026   Mr. Sanders  (for himself,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr. Merkley , and  Mr. Welch ) 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 licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel.
That the following proposed licensing of defense articles and services to Israel is prohibited:
(1)
The licensing of defense articles and services described in the arms sales notification submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2) ) and published in the Congressional Record on March 12, 2026, including 5,000 defense articles relating to the Small Diameter Bomb Weapon Systems.

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel.

Sponsors

Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) sponsors S.J.Res. 136, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Bernard Sanders

Sen. · I–VT · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Jeff Merkley

Sen. · D–OR · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

Chris Van Hollen

Sen. · D–MD · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

Peter Welch

Sen. · D–VT · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S.J.Res. 136 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations

Foreign Relations

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 385 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 136 has taken 2 actions since Mar 19, 2026.

Votes

S.J.Res. 136 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S.J.Res. 136 goes by 2 titles.

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

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 46 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 136 in 10 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Defense, Immigration, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Agriculture, Health Issues.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 46.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 136 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 136’s is International Affairs.

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