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H.J.Res. 85

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.J.Res. 85, “Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services”, was introduced in the House on Mar 31, 2025 by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 85 has 16 co-sponsors.

hjr85/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HJ 85 IH: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-31
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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.
 IA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. J. RES. 85  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 31, 2025   Ms. Tlaib  (for herself,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Mr. Casar ,  Mr. García of Illinois ,  Mr. Green of Texas ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Ms. Omar ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Ms. Pressley ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms. Velázquez , and  Mrs. Watson Coleman ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
That the following proposed foreign military sale to 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: 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; and three thousand five hundred (3,500) KMU–559J/B JDAM guidance kits for the MK 83 bomb body.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  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 House Mar 31, 2025

hjr85/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/31/2025)

This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.

Sponsors

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) sponsors H.J.Res. 85, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.J.Res. 85 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Mar 31, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 85 has taken 2 actions since Mar 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.J.Res. 85 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.J.Res. 85.

Titles

H.J.Res. 85 goes by 2 titles.

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

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 38 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 85 in 12 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, Education, Immigration, Banking, Religion, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

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 Columbia12—
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEELobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policyDistrict of Columbia11$963.1K
A NEW POLICY INC.Public interest lobbying non-profit firmDistrict of Columbia11—
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
J STREET17—
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION12—
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE11$963.1K
A NEW POLICY INC.11—
FDD ACTION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 38.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRADLEY FREERICKS117
HANNAH FAJER117
KATHERINE DESCAMP-RENNER117
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN117
MICHAEL FARRELL-ROSEN117
HANNAH MORRIS115
ALLEN HESTER112
AMELIA KEGAN112
ANIKA FORREST112
ANNA AGUTO112
BRIDGET MOIX112
DAREN CAUGHRON112
DEVRA BAXTER112
HASSAN EL-TAYYAB112
HEATHER BRANDON-BRAVO112
JACQUELINE KLINE112
JOSE MORENO112
KATHERINE JONES112
ODELIYA MATTER112
RACHEL OVERSTREET112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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
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
A NEW POLICY INC.A NEW POLICY INC.2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 85 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 85’s is International Affairs.

hjres85/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 85, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TLAIB:H.J. Res. 85.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.[Page H1376]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com