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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 682 

Condemning the decision by the Biden Administration to halt the shipment 

of United States made ammunition and weapons to the State of Israel. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 9, 2024 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. COTTON, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CRUZ, Ms. ERNST, 

Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. LUMMIS, 

Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. DAINES, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mrs. FISCHER, 

Mr. BUDD, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. SCOTT of 

Florida, Mr. WICKER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. THUNE, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. 

BRITT, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. LANKFORD, 

Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. 

RICKETTS, Mr. LEE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. VANCE, and Mr. 

MCCONNELL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the decision by the Biden Administration to 

halt the shipment of United States made ammunition 

and weapons to the State of Israel. 

Whereas the United States is the largest supplier of military 

aid to the State of Israel, providing $158,000,000,000 in 

bilateral assistance and missile defense funding since 

World War II, which has been used by the State of Israel 

in part to protect itself from attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies; 


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Whereas, in 2016, the United States and the State of Israel 

signed a third 10-year Memorandum of Understanding, 

under which the United States pledged to provide 

$38,000,000,000 in military aid, subject to congressional 

appropriation, to the State of Israel between fiscal years 

2019 and 2028; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an 

unprovoked attack against the State of Israel, brutally 

murdering more than 1,200 innocent men, women, and 

children while injuring thousands more; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas took more than 240 innocent civilians hostage, including babies, children, 

women, elderly, Holocaust survivors, and United States 

citizens, and is still holding at least 128 of these innocent 

civilians against their will; 

Whereas, on October 8, 2023, the State of Israel officially declared war on Hamas and has since dismantled 20 of the 

24 Hamas battalions in Gaza, in part using ammunition 

and weapons supplied by the United States; 

Whereas, on October 8, 2023, White House officials announced that they had conveyed to the Government of 

Israel that additional assistance for the Israeli Defense 

Forces was now on its way to the State of Israel with 

more to follow over the coming days; 

Whereas, on November 1, 2023, Ghazi Hamad, a member of 

the political bureau of Hamas, stated, ‘‘We must teach 

Israel a lesson, and we will do it twice and three times. 

The Al-Aqsa Deluge[, the name Hamas gave its October 

7th attack,] is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth . . . We are the victims of the occupation. Period. Therefore, nobody should blame us for 


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the things we do. On October 7th, October 10th, October 

one-millionth, everything we do is justified.’’; 

Whereas, on January 2, 2024, the intelligence community of 

the United States declassified an assessment that stated, 

‘‘The U.S. Intelligence Community is confident in its 

judgment on this topic and has independently corroborated information on HAMAS and PIJ’s use of the [AlShifa] hospital complex for a variety of purposes related 

to its campaign against Israel.’’; 

Whereas, on March 6, 2024, United States officials told 

Members of Congress that the Biden Administration had 

approved and delivered more than 100 separate arms 

sales to the State of Israel since the October 7th attack, 

including thousands of precision-guided munitions, smalldiameter bombs, bunker busters, small arms, and other 

lethal aid; 

Whereas, on March 29, 2024, it was reported the Biden Administration approved new arms packages worth billions 

of dollars for the State of Israel that included more than 

1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500- 

pound bombs; 

Whereas, on March 30, 2024, following the report of the approved new arms packages, a White House official stated, 

‘‘We have continued to support Israel’s right to defend 

itself. . .Conditioning aid has not been our policy.’’; 

Whereas, on April 2, 2024, it was reported the Biden Administration supported a plan to provide $18,000,000,000 

worth of F–15 fighter jets, munitions, training, and other 

support to the State of Israel, with the Department of 

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gressional committees to start a legislative review process 

for the order; 

Whereas, on April 10, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden, 

while speaking publicly at the White House, stated, ‘‘As 

I told Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from 

Iran and its proxies is ironclad—let me say it again, 

ironclad.’’; 

Whereas, on April 13, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris 

stated, ‘‘President Biden and I met with our national security team following Iran’s attacks against Israel. Our 

support for Israel’s security is ironclad, and we stand 

with the people of Israel in defense against these attacks.’’; 

Whereas, on April 13, 2024, National Security Advisor Jake 

Sullivan stated, ‘‘This morning, I spoke with my Israeli 

counterpart, National Security Advisor Hanegbi, to discuss events in the Middle East. During the call, I reiterated the United States ironclad commitment to the security of Israel.’’; 

Whereas, on April 13, 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran 

launched more than 300 missiles and drones towards the 

State of Israel and innocent civilians in an unprecedented 

attack; 

Whereas, on April 13, 2024, 99 percent of the projectiles 

launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran were intercepted 

by the State of Israel and its allies, using fighter jets, air 

defense systems, and other weapons that were supplied to 

the State of Israel in part by the United States; 

Whereas, on April 14, 2024, following the attack on the State 

of Israel by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Secretary of 


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State Antony Blinken stated, ‘‘The United States condemns Iran’s attack on Israel. As the President said, our 

commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran 

is ironclad.’’; 

Whereas, on April 14, 2024, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. 

Austin III underscored the United States commitment to 

Israel saying, ‘‘I spoke to Israeli Minister of Defense 

Yoav Gallant for a second time today to reiterate ironclad 

U.S. support for Israel’s defense in light of Iran’s unprecedented attack from Iranian territory. We reviewed 

the extraordinary defensive measures and strong cooperation undertaken to defeat this Iranian attack against 

Israel.’’; 

Whereas, on May 5, 2024, it was reported the Biden Administration put a hold on a shipment of United States made 

ammunition to the State of Israel the previous week, the 

first time since the since the October 7th attack that the 

United Stated stopped a weapons shipment intended for 

the Israeli military; 

Whereas, on May 5, 2024, Prime Minister of the State of 

Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at possible tensions 

regarding support being provided by the Biden Administration, stating, ‘‘In the terrible Holocaust, there were 

great world leaders who stood by idly; therefore, the first 

lesson of the Holocaust is: If we do not defend ourselves, 

nobody will defend us. And if we need to stand alone, we 

will stand alone.’’; 

Whereas, on May 6, 2024, it was reported that since January 

2024 the Biden Administration has effectively paused the 

sale of up to 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions in a 

sale worth as much as $260,000,000 to the State of 

Israel; 


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Whereas, on May 6, 2024, it was reported that since March 

2024 the Biden Administration has effectively paused the 

sale of up to $700,000,000 in 120 mm tank ammunition, 

$500,000,000 in tactical vehicles, and less than 

$100,000,000 in 120 mm mortar rounds; 

Whereas, on May 6, 2024, despite multiple reports of the 

Biden Administration putting a hold on a shipment of 

United States made ammunition and effectively pausing 

additional weapon sales to the State of Israel, the Biden 

Administration stated, ‘‘[O]ur security commitments to 

Israel are ironclad’’; 

Whereas, on May 7, 2024, the Biden Administration confirmed the report from May 5, 2024, of the Biden Administration putting a hold United States made ammunition to the State of Israel, stating, ‘‘[W]e began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to 

Israel that might be used in Rafah. . .[and] paused one 

shipment of weapons last week. It consists of 1,800 

2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs.’’; and 

Whereas, the decision by the Biden Administration to withhold the provision of critical United States made ammunition and weapons to the State of Israel will only embolden and encourage the Islamic Republic of Iran and 

its proxies, including Hamas, to conduct more attacks 

against the State of Israel, which in turn will complicate 

efforts to reach any hostage deal with Hamas or a broader normalization deal between the State of Israel and 

other countries in the region: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) condemns any decision by the Biden Admin2 istration to halt the shipment of United States made 

3 ammunition and weapons to the State of Israel; 

4 (2) demands that the Biden Administration 

5 continue to fulfill the military aid requests from the 

6 State of Israel in order to provide the weapons need7 ed to defeat Hamas and defend against attacks from 

8 the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies; 

9 (3) reaffirms the importance of the long history 

10 of the United States providing military aid to the 

11 State of Israel and willingness to expedite delivery of 

12 such aid in times of crisis; and 

13 (4) upholds the commitment of the United 

14 States to the State of Israel’s security and long-term 

15 prosperity. 

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