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To prohibit arms transfers and other military assistance to certain countries unless the President certifies that a state of war does not exist between the country concerned and Israel and that such…

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To prohibit arms transfers and other military assistance to certain countries unless the President certifies that a state of war does not exist between the country concerned and Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of Israel.

Introduced: March 9, 1995 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 9, 1995
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Prohibits: (1) specified military assistance or military education and training under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Bahrain, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates; (2) the sale or transfer of defense articles or services and design and construction services to such countries; and (3) the transfer to such countries by another foreign country of such assistance or U.S. defense articles or services. Makes such prohibition inapplicable if the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) a state of war does not exist between the country and Israel; and (2) such country has accorded formal recognition of Israel.

What's happening now March 9, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 25, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1189: To prohibit arms transfers and other military assistance to certain countries unless the President certifies that a state of war does not exist between the country concerned and Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of Israel.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1189/
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"H.R. 1189: To prohibit arms transfers and other military assistance to certain countries unless the President certifies that a state of war does not exist between the country concerned and Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of Israel.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1189/.
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H.R. 1189, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1189/.
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[H.R. 1189: To prohibit arms transfers and other military assistance to certain countries unless the President certifies that a state of war does not exist between the country concerned and Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of Israel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1189/)
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