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Sanders Files Bid to Block $659 Million U.S. Bomb Sale to Israel After Emergency Bypass

The filings start a five-day committee clock that could lead to a floor vote under rarely successful disapproval rules.

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 25: Ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions Dr. Casey Means, nominee to be surgeon general, during her the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders at Stanford University in Stanford, California, on Friday, February 20, 2026.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen in the Capitol during votes on March 10.

Overview

  • Sen. Bernie Sanders submitted three joint resolutions to halt a roughly $658.8–$659 million sale covering about 22,000 bombs for Israel.
  • Co-sponsors Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley and Peter Welch backed the effort and framed the vote as a stand against the war with Iran and regional civilian harm.
  • The Trump administration advanced the sale using emergency authority that bypasses normal congressional review, according to lawmakers and reporting.
  • Under Senate procedure, the Foreign Relations Committee has five calendar days before sponsors can seek to discharge the measures for floor consideration.
  • Prospects are uncertain as such disapproval bids have rarely succeeded historically and prior Sanders-led attempts to block Israel transfers fell short despite growing Democratic support.