Resource Page - Congressional Arms Trade Measures 2019 - 2020

Congressional Arms Trade Measures 2019 - 2020

In 2019, members of the U.S. Congress proposed a range of legislation addressing the arms trade, security assistance, and military support. This resource page will be updated frequently to provide information about key measures that Forum on the Arms Trade-listed experts* are tracking and about which they can be contacted for analysis and opinion. Click on each category for more detailed descriptions of relevant legislation and Forum resources. For a more complete list of all legislation affecting the arms trade, click here.

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Last updated November 12, 2019

Arms Trade Responsibility, Transparency, and Reporting

S. 854 - Enhancing Human Rights Protections in Arms Sales Act of 2019
H.R. 332 - Arms Sale Oversight Act
H.R. 1033 - Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act or “REPAY Act” (likely short title - bill text not yet available
H.R. 2500 / S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
H.R. 3352 - Department of State Authorization Act of 2019

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China/Hong Kong

H.R. 4270 - Placing Restrictions on Teargas Exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Act

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Firearms Export Control

S. 459 - Stopping the Traffic in Overseas Proliferation of Ghost Guns Act
H.R. 1134 - Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019
H.Amdt. 512 to H.R. 2500 - (Would prevent the President from removing any item from the U.S. Munitions List)

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Saudi/UAE Intervention in Yemen

S. 398 - Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019
Yemen War Powers Resolutions - S.J. Res 7 and H.J. Res 37
H.R. 910 - prohibit funds for in-flight refueling of Saudi or Saudi-led coalition aircraft
H.R. 643 - prohibit security assistance to Saudi Arabia

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Turkish Intervention in Syria

H.R. 4695 - Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act
H.R. 4694 - To require a review of United States-Turkey relations, and for other purposes
H.R.4692 - To impose sanctions with respect to Turkey, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2512 - Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019
S. 2624 - A bill to prohibit arms sales to Turkey

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Ukraine

H.R. 3047 - To provide support to Ukraine to defend its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and for other purposes.

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Additional Resources

Civil Society:

"How Congress Can Exert Responsible Oversight on Trump's Dangerous Approach to Arms Sales," Jeff Abramson, Issue Brief, Arms Control Association, Jan. 15.

Government:

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) - includes USML list - State Department
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process," Congressional Research Service, Oct, 22, 2018
Congress.gov - look up current and past legislation

* Inclusion on the Forum on the Arms Trade expert list does not indicate agreement with or endorsement of the opinions of others. Please contact experts directly for comments.