Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States arms transfers to Saudi Arabia.
USA117th CongressHRES-175| House
| Updated: 2/26/2021
David J. Trone
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Foreign Affairs Committee, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution calls on the U.S. government to cease all arms transfers to Saudi Arabia until Saudi Arabia takes specified actions, including demonstrating true accountability for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and ending military operations in Yemen. Further, it calls for (1) sanctions against Saudi government officials and certain other individuals, and (2) a cease to nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia until Saudi Arabia guarantees that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only and that the enrichment of uranium or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel within Saudi territory is prohibited.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
International Affairs
Arms control and nonproliferationCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyNews media and reportingNuclear powerSanctionsSaudi ArabiaTerrorismTrade restrictionsViolent crimeYemen
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States arms transfers to Saudi Arabia.
USA117th CongressHRES-175| House
| Updated: 2/26/2021
This resolution calls on the U.S. government to cease all arms transfers to Saudi Arabia until Saudi Arabia takes specified actions, including demonstrating true accountability for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and ending military operations in Yemen. Further, it calls for (1) sanctions against Saudi government officials and certain other individuals, and (2) a cease to nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia until Saudi Arabia guarantees that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only and that the enrichment of uranium or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel within Saudi territory is prohibited.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
David J. Trone
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Foreign Affairs Committee, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Arms control and nonproliferationCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyNews media and reportingNuclear powerSanctionsSaudi ArabiaTerrorismTrade restrictionsViolent crimeYemen