Resolution to Block Proposed Sale of 20,000 Rifles to Israel
March 27, 2025
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The Frame
If passed, this resolution would legally block the export of 20,000 Colt carbine rifles intended for the Israel National Police, overriding the current proposed arms transfer.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Israel National Police
The agency is the designated end-user for the 20,000 rifles subject to the export prohibition.
M.R.D. Efram Investments Ltd
The company is the listed recipient of the firearms shipment.
Last recorded activity March 27, 2025.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
- The resolution prohibits the export of 20,000 Colt Carbine rifles (11.5'' barrel, 5.56mm caliber, fully automatic).
- The firearms are intended for M.R.D. Efram Investments Ltd in Israel for use by the Israel National Police.
- The proposed export is valued at $1,000,000 or more.
- The export was originally submitted to Congress via Transmittal No. DDTC 23-077.
- The proposal was published in the Congressional Record on March 24, 2025, as Executive Communication 510.
- The resolution was introduced in the Senate on March 27, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Why It Matters
If passed, this resolution would legally block the export of 20,000 Colt carbine rifles intended for the Israel National Police, overriding the current proposed arms transfer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of S.J. Res. 41?
Who is the intended recipient of these rifles?
News Coverage
Voting Record
Total
97
Yes
27
No
70
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (97)
John Boozman
R · no
Susan Collins
R · no
Martin Heinrich
D · yes
Tom Cotton
R · no
Brian Schatz
D · yes
Chuck Grassley
R · no
Ron Wyden
D · no
Mark Warner
D · no
James Justice
R · no
Ashley Moody
R · no
Ron Johnson
R · no
John Thune
R · no
Marsha Blackburn
R · no
Ben Lujan
D · yes
Maggie Hassan
D · no
Chris Van Hollen
D · yes
Bill Hagerty
R · no
Cynthia Lummis
R · no
Angus King
I · yes
Katie Britt
R · no
Tammy Duckworth
D · yes
Amy Klobuchar
D · yes
Joni Ernst
R · no
Raphael Warnock
D · yes
+ 73 more
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Congressional Oversight of Arms Exports
The resolution utilizes the Arms Export Control Act mechanism to attempt to halt a specific executive-branch-proposed arms transfer.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
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- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment40Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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