3.0.0 8494 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHNEIDER:H.R. 8494.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H5640]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:03:10Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001190 Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] Bradley Schneider D IL Scott 10 N D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2020-10-01 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-10-01 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2020-10-01 True K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2020-10-01 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2020-10-01 True R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2020-10-01 True G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2020-10-01 True B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2020-10-01 True M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2020-10-01 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-10-01 True T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-10-01 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-10-01 True L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-10-01 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-10-01 True R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-10-01 True T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2020-10-01 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2020-10-01 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2020-10-13 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-11-17 False International Affairs Alliances Arab-Israeli relations Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Israel Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents International Affairs 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2021-08-25T20:47:15Z Guaranteeing Israel's QME Act of 2020

This bill requires the President to seek to consult with appropriate officials of the Israeli government before making a determination that the sale or export of defense articles or services to a country in the Middle East will not adversely affect Israel's qualitative military edge. The President must also submit a determination with regard to the impact on Israel's qualitative military edge of fulfilling a letter of request for defense articles or defense services sent by a country in the Middle East.

]]> Guaranteeing Israel’s QME Act of 2020 Display Title Guaranteeing Israel’s QME Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Guaranteeing Israel’s QME Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To reaffirm the critical role of congressional consultation and to require appropriate deliberation to assess the effects of the sale or export of major defense equipment to countries in the Middle East on the qualitative military edge of Israel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8494ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8494ih.xml 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.