Qatar Drone and Missile Sale Disapproval (S.J.Res. 53)
Official short title: Proposed Foreign Military Sale to Qatar Disapproval Resolution
Would block a proposed sale to Qatar of MQ-9B drones, bombs, Hellfire missiles, and related equipment.
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 53 from the Foreign Relations Committee on June 11, 2025, by a vote of 39 to 56. This action did not decide passage of the resolution.
Part of Senate Votes on Arms Sales to Israel, Qatar, and the UAE, with how every senator voted on 8 related roll calls.
Status
introduced
May 15, 2025
Recorded actions
1
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Origin
senate
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
How the Senate voted
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· Senate roll call 306
Advancing a Measure to Block a Drone and Missile Sale to Qatar
Discharge S.J.Res. 53, disapproving a proposed arms sale to Qatar, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected · 39 yea, 56 nay, 1 present, 4 not voting
What the text provides
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Proposed sale addressed
The introduced resolution would prohibit the proposed foreign military sale to Qatar described in Transmittal No. 25-16, including eight MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft, 200 JDAM tail kits, 300 BLU-111 500-pound bombs, Paveway II guidance components, 110 AGM-114R2 Hellfire II missiles, radars, intelligence sensor suites, and related equipment and support.
Operative clause and paragraph (1) · Source record
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