A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain defense articles and services.

Bill: 119-sjres-53
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2025-05-15
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-11
text: Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 56. Record Vote Number: 306.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Qatar.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 53 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 15, 2025 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Kaine , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain defense articles and services.

That the following proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar is prohibited: (1) The sale of the following defense articles and services described in Transmittal No. 25–16, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1) ), and published in the Congressional Record on March 26, 2025: The following Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Eight (8) MQ–9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA); Two hundred (200) KMU–572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits for Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)–38 or Laser JDAM GBU–54; Three hundred (300) BLU–111 500-lb general purpose bombs; One hundred (100) MXU–650 air foil groups (AFG) for Paveway II GBU–12; One hundred (100) MAU–169 computer control groups (CCG) for Paveway II GBU–12; Twenty-eight (28) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGI) security devices with M-Code; Twelve (12) EGI security devices with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM); Ten (10) Lynx AN/APY–8 Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR); Ten (10) L3 Rio Grande communications intelligence (COMINT) sensor suites; One hundred ten (110) AGM–114R2 Hellfire II missiles; and Eight (8) M36E9 Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM). The following non-MDE items will also be included: Honeywell TPE–331 turboprop engines; Certifiable Ground Control Stations (CGCS); FMU–139D/B fuze systems; DSU–38 laser illuminated target detectors for GBU–54; KY–100M narrowband/wideband terminals; AN/PYQ–10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); Keying Identification Verification (KIV)–77 Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe cryptographic appliques; Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)–250X High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) Type 1 cryptographic communications security (COMSEC) devices; Cryptographic Core Modernization –700A Type 1 COMSEC chips; AN/DPX–7 IFF transponders; Link–16 KOR–24A Small Tactical Terminals (STTs); Semi-Automatic Ground 2 Environment (SAGE) Electronic Surveillance Measure systems; AE–4500 Electronic Support Measure; Compact Multi-band Data Link (CMDL); Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) 6Si compatible systems; Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) Plus Block II; Mayflower Multi-Platform Anti-Jam GPS Navigation Antennas (MAGNA)–I, AS–4841; imaging systems; Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Multi-Spectrum Targeting System (MTS); Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars (SeaSpray 7500 maritime radars); Due Regard Radar (DRR); Automatic Information System (AIS) transponders; Rohde & Schwartz Ultra High Frequency (UHF)/Very High Frequency (VHF) radios; satellite communications ground station antennas, modems, and terminals with Unifi Security Gateway (USG) encryption; Ku-Band SATCOM GA–ASI Transportable Earth Stations (GATES); secure SATCOM systems; DSU–33D/B bomb components; M299 Longbow Hellfire launchers; weapons loading equipment; spare and repair parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; weapons integration; support and test equipment; facilities and construction support; publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; transportation and airlift support; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.