Contact Congress about H.R. 3565: To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

The U.S. could not send certain listed weapons and related services to Israel under current arms-transfer laws unless Congress passes a new law first. Israel would also have to give written promises about how it will use them. Those promises must include compliance with U.S. law, human rights rules, and the laws of war.

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To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Latest action on H.R. 3565: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Israel, U.S. officials who approve arms transfers, and companies involved in selling or licensing the covered weapons. It could also matter to members of Congress, because they would have to pass a new law before any covered transfer could move forward. People watching civilian harm, human rights, or U.S. military aid policy may also pay close attention because the bill ties these transfers to written legal promises.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it could slow, limit, or stop delivery of certain U.S. weapons to Israel unless both Congress and Israel take extra steps first. It would also make these transfers depend more clearly on written promises about lawful use, human rights, and the laws of war. That could change how future transfers are reviewed and debated. At the same time, the bill leaves open how the U.S. government would respond if those promises were later broken.

Key provisions in H.R. 3565

• This bill covers a specific list of weapons. It includes BLU-109 bunker-busting bombs, MK80 bombs, GBU-39 small diameter bombs, JDAM and SPICE bomb kits, 120mm tank rounds, and 155mm artillery rounds, including white phosphorus shells.
• It covers more than the weapons themselves. It also covers defense services directly tied to those weapons.
• The President could not use the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to send or approve export licenses for these items to Israel unless extra conditions are met.
• Congress would have to pass another law before these transfers could happen. That law must clearly state the exact allowed uses for the covered weapons and services.
• Israel would have to give written promises before it could receive the covered items. Those promises must say the items will be used only for the approved purposes.

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What is H.R. 3565?

The U.S. could not send certain listed weapons and related services to Israel under current arms-transfer laws unless Congress passes a new law first. Israel would also have to give written promises about how it will use them. Those promises must include compliance with U.S. law, human rights rules, and the laws of war.

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