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POSITIVE Palestine / Israel 119th Congress

H.J.Res.68 Block $12B Weapons to Israel (any one)

Blocks $12 billion in pending U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, including bombs, fighter jets, and tank ammunition (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

The Leahy Law prohibits military aid to units credibly accused of gross human rights violations.

Leahy Law (22 U.S.C. § 2378d) — prohibits military assistance to foreign security force units credibly accused of gross human rights violations
  • Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq.) — limits arms transfers to legitimate self-defense purposes
  • Foreign Assistance Act § 502B (22 U.S.C. § 2304) — prohibits security assistance to governments with consistent pattern of gross human rights violations

Bill activity

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) with 13 original cosponsors.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this joint resolution.
  1. IntroducedMar 3, 2025
  2. Passed House 
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Mar 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsor Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

13 original cosponsors. The full list is below.

Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  3. 13 original cosponsors on the day of introduction

Votes on this joint resolution

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

Cosponsors

13 cosponsored

Sponsor Introduced by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on Mar 3, 2025

MemberParty/StateDateDays after introductionOriginalGrade
Al GreenD-TXMar 3, 20250OriginalA-
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NYMar 3, 20250OriginalA+
Ayanna PressleyD-MAMar 3, 20250OriginalA+
Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJMar 3, 20250OriginalA+
Delia C. RamirezD-ILMar 3, 20250OriginalA+
Greg CasarD-TXMar 3, 20250OriginalA
Henry C. "Hank" JohnsonD-GAMar 3, 20250OriginalA-
Ilhan OmarD-MNMar 3, 20250OriginalA+
Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-ILMar 3, 20250OriginalA
Mark PocanD-WIMar 3, 20250OriginalA
Nydia M. VelázquezD-NYMar 3, 20250OriginalA-
Rashida TlaibD-MIMar 3, 20250OriginalA+
Summer L. LeeD-PAMar 3, 20250OriginalA+

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$1.4M combined quarterly activity
3 lobbying firms
3 clients represented
2025-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period
⚠ 2 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions
Show all 2
  • LILLIAN ADELSTEIN — Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent
  • NICHOLAS STEWART — Legislative Aide (2011-12), Sr. Policy Adv. (2014-16),Rep.Hanna; LD (2017), COS (2017, 2021-2023),…
Policy Areas Covered
Defense Foreign Relations
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Natl Security Council (NSC)
  • Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
  • SENATE
  • State, Dept of (DOS)
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • J STREET
  • A NEW POLICY INC. Public interest lobbying non-profit firm
  • FDD ACTION

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Blocks $12 billion in pending U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, including bombs, fighter jets, and tank ammunition. Conditioning arms transfers is consistent with the Leahy Law, which prohibits military assistance to units credibly accused of gross human rights violations.