---
title: "To provide limitations on the transfer of certain United States munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia."
identifier: "114-HJRES-90"
congress: 114
bill_number: 90
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/hjres/90"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/90"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T03:31:27.014Z"
---
Whereas the enduring security partnership between the United States Government and the Government of Saudi Arabia has historically served to preserve the stability of the Arabian Gulf region;Whereas the United States Government appreciates the Government of Saudi Arabia’s participation in the global counter-ISIL coalition;Whereas the United States Armed Forces provide dedicated personnel and assets to the armed forces of Saudi Arabia to support their military operations in Yemen, including over 700 air-to-air refueling sorties, and to assist with effectiveness and reduction of collateral damage;Whereas the Department of State has consistently urged all sides of the conflict in Yemen to take all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, which includes minimizing harm to civilians and differentiating between civilian infrastructure and military objectives;Whereas the Panel of Experts established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2140 (2014) reported on January 22, 2016, that the military coalition led by the Government of Saudi Arabia in Yemen "had conducted air strikes targeting civilians and civilian objects, in violation of International Humanitarian Law, including camps for internally displaced persons and refugees; civilian gatherings, including weddings; civilian vehicles, residential areas, medical facilities schools, mosques, markets, factories and food storage warehouses and other essential civilian infrastructure such as the airport in Sanaa, the port in Hudayadah, and domestic transit routes";Whereas the Panel of Experts reported on January 22, 2016, that Houthi-Saleh forces in Aden and Ta’izz had "attacked civilians and civilian objects, including by shelling civilian residential areas, medical facilities, schools and other civilian infrastructure and using snipers positioned atop buildings to target people seeking safety, medical care or food";Whereas in the course of the conflict in Yemen, the systematic and widespread blockade of commercial goods has directly contributed to the obstruction of deliveries of aid and humanitarian assistance, while restricting vital imports of commercial fuel, food, and other goods;Whereas, since 2010, the President has submitted for review sales to Saudi Arabia of defense articles and services with a potential value of more than $100,000,000,000, including a $1,300,000,000 sale of precision guided air-to-ground munitions that was notified to Congress on November 13, 2015; andWhereas designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, which pose a grave threat to the national security of the United States, have significantly expanded the territory under their control in Yemen since the Government of Saudi Arabia began military operations in Yemen on March 26, 2015: Now, therefore, be it
## SEC. 1 Sense of Congress.

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## SEC. 2 Definitions.

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## SEC. 3 Conditions of transfer.

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## SEC. 4 Conditions required prior to sale.

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## SEC. 5 Reporting requirements.

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## SEC. 6 Sunset.

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