S 5074
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
A bill to provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of weaponry and munitions.
Introduced: October 11, 2022
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 11, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits the issuing of export licenses for the transfer of defense articles to Saudi Arabia under the Arms Export Control Act for one year. This prohibition includes direct munitions containers; weapon support and support equipment; spare and repair parts; U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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