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MI HR0223
Resolution
Status
11/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dylan Wegela
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to adopt joint resolutions prohibiting U.S. arms sales to Israel using existing statutory powers under the Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
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Calls for Congress to stop appropriating funds for weapons to Israel until it ends what the resolution characterizes as genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and those responsible are prosecuted
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Urges the U.S. Secretary of State to immediately reinstate visitor visa issuance for individuals from Gaza, suspended in August 2025, with priority for children needing urgent medical care
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Notes Michigan taxpayers contributed an estimated $420 million of the $17.9 billion in security assistance appropriated for Israel between 2023-2024
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References ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, citing famine conditions affecting over 500,000 people, over 2,500 children diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition, and over 2,500 Palestinians killed while attempting to retrieve food from May to September 2025
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge Congress to restrict the sale of U.S. arms to Israel and to urge the United States Secretary of State to reinstate the issuance of visitor visas to individuals from Gaza.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
11/13/2025