S.J.Res. 137

Summary

S.J.Res. 137, “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 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. 137 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 SJ 137 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
 2026-03-19
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 IIA  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. J. RES. 137  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 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. 26–0O, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(C) ) and published in the Congressional Record on March 12, 2026: The inclusion of the following MDE items: ten thousand (10,000) BLU–111 500-pound general purpose bombs. The following non-MDE items will also be included: other related elements of logistics and program support.

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.

Sponsors

Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) sponsors S.J.Res. 137, 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. 137 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations

Foreign Relations

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 385 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 137 has taken 2 actions since Mar 19, 2026.

Votes

S.J.Res. 137 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S.J.Res. 137 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

5 clients hired 5 firms and 38 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 137 in 8 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, Defense, Foreign Relations, Immigration, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Indian/Native American Affairs.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 137 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 137’s is International Affairs.

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