# 117-hr-9181: To provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of weaponry and munitions.

117-hr-9181, To provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of weaponry and munitions., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9181
- Congress: 117
- Title: To provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of weaponry and munitions.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the issuing of export licenses for the transfer of defense articles to Saudi Arabia under the Arms Export Control Act for one year. This prohibition includes direct munitions containers; weapon support and support equipment; spare and repair parts; U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9181 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9181)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9181 (as of 2025-11-18).