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HR 939 113th Congress House

Support Democracy in Egypt Act

Official title: To suspend the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, and certain other defense articles or defense services to the Government of Egypt.

Introduced: March 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arab-Israeli relationsArms control and nonproliferationCongressional oversightEgypt
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Gaza StripHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesIsraelMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPolitical movements and philosophiesReligionTerrorism
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 4, 2013
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 Latest action March 4, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support Democracy in Egypt Act - Prohibits the U.S. government from allowing the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to Egypt until the President certifies to Congress that Egypt: (1) is curtailing support for terrorist activities conducted by foreign terrorist organizations; (2) has adopted policies that promote religious and political freedoms; (3) is carrying out concerted efforts to enforce access along the Sinai Peninsula, including preventing illegal weapons smuggling between Egypt and Gaza; and (4) is fully implementing the 1979 Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 939: Support Democracy in Egypt Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-939/
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"H.R. 939: Support Democracy in Egypt Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-939/.
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H.R. 939, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-939/.
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