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HR 8494 116th Congress House International Affairs Alliances Arab-Israeli relations Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Israel Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Guaranteeing Israel’s QME Act of 2020

Introduced: October 1, 2020 Introduced by: Schneider, Bradley Scott Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 1, 2020
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Guaranteeing Israel's QME Act of 2020

This bill requires the President to seek to consult with appropriate officials of the Israeli government before making a determination that the sale or export of defense articles or services to a country in the Middle East will not adversely affect Israel's qualitative military edge. The President must also submit a determination with regard to the impact on Israel's qualitative military edge of fulfilling a letter of request for defense articles or defense services sent by a country in the Middle East.

What's happening now October 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10 Republican 1
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 13, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Oct 1, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 1, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 1, 2020
Katko, John
· Oct 1, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 1, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Oct 1, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 1, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
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