Joint Resolution Disapproving of Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Approved

The House of Representatives passed three Senate resolutions that would block the export of Raytheon laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These munitions are used in those countries' interventions in the Yemen civil war, which many members of Congress disapprove of. All Democrats, four Republicans and former Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan supported the resolutions, and a handful of members from both parties didn't vote the evening of July 17. The 238 or 237 votes in favor of the resolutions are not enough to override an expected veto; the resolutions passed the Senate 53-45, also not strongly enough to override a veto. There are 19 other resolutions the Senate passed on arms sales to these countries that have not yet been voted on in the House.