Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: April 15, 2026
Phase: Apr 2026
On April 15-16, 2026, the Senate voted on two joint resolutions of disapproval under the Arms Export Control Act to block arms sales to Israel; both failed. Forty of 47 Senate Democrats backed the bulldozer resolution, up from 27 votes on a comparable measure in July 2025.
Sources
- TIME
- Politico
- Mondoweiss
- Congress.gov