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SJRES 32 110th Congress Senate International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Arms sales Energy Energy supplies Export controls Foreign Trade and International Finance Middle East and North Africa Petroleum Saudi Arabia

A joint resolution limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Introduced: May 13, 2008 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2008
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 736.
May 13, 2008
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 13, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4112-4114)
May 13, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits issuance of a letter of offer respecting specified proposed sales of defense articles and services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia unless such country: (1) increases its oil production, within 30 days of the enactment of this joint resolution, by one million barrels of oil per day in excess of its oil production as of January 1, 2008; and (2) maintains such increased oil production for at least 90 days after such increased oil production is reached.

What's happening now May 14, 2008

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 736.