To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 36
- Latest action
- Mar 11, 2025
What it does
HR.2059 would prohibit the President from issuing export licenses for certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates until the President certifies to Congress that the UAE is not providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The bill applies to defense articles listed in specific categories of the U.S. Munitions List, including firearms, ammunition, military vehicles, and related equipment. It affects the executive branch’s authority to approve arms exports and requires congressional certification before any such licenses can be granted to the UAE or its agencies. The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs for further…
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sara Jacobs
- Al Green
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- André Carson
- Ayanna Pressley
- Delia Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Dina Titus
- Donald Beyer
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Frank Pallone
- Gabe Amo
- Gerald E. Connolly
- Gregorio Casar
- Ilhan Omar
- Jake Auchincloss
- James McGovern
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jill Tokuda
- Joaquin Castro
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark Pocan
- Maxwell Frost
- Melanie Stansbury
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Sam Liccardo
- Sarah McBride
- Seth Moulton
- Summer Lee
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Yassamin Ansari
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