Bill Seeks to Give House More Input Over Arms Sales

A bill reintroduced last week could allow any House member to force a debate on the House floor over certain contested U.S. arms sales. The Arms Sale Oversight Act, which has been introduced in previous years, would align House procedures for reviewing major arms sales with certain existing Senate procedures and give House members the ability to discuss those proposed sales if the House Foreign Affairs Committee doesn’t debate them. The bill was introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and co-sponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.