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Sara Jacobs (D-CA)

To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2059 · House bill International Affairs

A Democratic bill with 40 Democratic cosponsors · See all 40 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill seeks to prohibit the sale or licensing of specific defense articles to the United Arab Emirates. These restrictions apply to the United Arab Emirates or any of its agencies and instrumentalities. The prohibition remains in place until the President certifies that the United Arab Emirates is not providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. This certification must be provided to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The scope of restricted items includes specific categories of the United States Munitions List.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal authority by placing specific export restrictions on the President's authority regarding the UAE.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Defense contractors involved in these specific categories may experience negative impacts due to export restrictions.

  • Scored -3

    Does this make trade with other countries easier?

    The bill restricts defense exports to the UAE, which negatively impacts bilateral trade in specific defense sectors.