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

This joint resolution would block a specific proposed U.S. arms sale to Israel. It targets the export of 20,000 Colt Carbine rifles (11.5 inch barrel, 5.56mm caliber, fully automatic) to Israel via M.R.D. Efram Investments Ltd. for the Israel National Police, with a value of at least $1 million. The item is described in Transmittal DDTC 23-077 and was transmitted to Congress under the Arms Export Control Act, with communications published in the Congressional Record on March 24, 2025. By statute, if Congress approves this joint resolution, the proposed export would be prohibited; the sale could proceed only if Congress does not disapprove or President signs or a veto is overridden. Introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders in the Senate (and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations), this measure reflects congressional oversight over major U.S. defense exports and would directly block this specific sale even though it may have otherwise progressed under the executive branch’s export controls.