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Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act

Introduced: October 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Oct 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 30, 2020
Introduced in House
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Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act

This bill requires the President to make specified certifications to Congress before transferring certain defense articles or defense services to any country in the Middle East other than Israel. The certifications must include, for example, that the recipient country has a peace agreement with Israel and that it will not use the articles or services to commit human rights violations.

What's happening now October 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
LOWEY, NITA
· Dec 14, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 12, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 30, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 30, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 30, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Oct 30, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8707/
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"H.R. 8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8707/.
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H.R. 8707, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8707/.
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