H.R. 3565: To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-05-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Official title

To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

Plain summary

This bill prohibits the President from selling, transferring, or exporting certain defense articles or services to Israel, except in specified circumstances. Defense articles covered by the prohibition include BLU-109 bunker busting bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) assemblies, and 155mm artillery ammunition. Defense services directly related to such articles are also covered. The President may sell, transfer, or export such defense articles or services to Israel if (1) a law is enacted specifying the purposes for which such articles or services may be used, and (2) Israel provides written assurances that the defense articles or services will be used for those specific statutory purposes and in a manner consistent with certain other laws, including international human rights laws.

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Official text

To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] · 82 cosponsors

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Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Becca Balint (D-VT), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Al Green (D-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Takano (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Derek Tran (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) and 22 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr3565.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr3565 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills