HJRES 104
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Iraq
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
Yemen
To provide limitations on the transfer of air-to-ground munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution prohibits the transfer to Saudi Arabia of U.S. air-to-ground munitions until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners are taking all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of civilian harm and exercising proportional use of force in the course of military actions and are making demonstrable efforts to facilitate the flow of critical humanitarian aid and commercial goods; and (2) Saudi Arabia is taking effective measures to target designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as part of its military operations in Yemen.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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