Block the $295 million bulldozer sale to Israel (Sanders, April 2026)
Senate Joint Resolution, S.J.Res. 32
What it did
Under the Arms Export Control Act, a senator can force the Senate to vote on blocking a specific weapons sale to another government. These resolutions were sitting in the Foreign Relations Committee, so Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) moved to put them on the Senate floor. A yes vote would have let the full Senate decide the sale.
A no vote kept the question off the floor.
S.J.Res. 32 targeted a $295 million sale of Caterpillar D9R and D9T armored bulldozers to Israel, the machines used to demolish Palestinian homes in Gaza and the West Bank, along with parts and support. The Senate kept the question off the floor 40-59 on April 15, 2026.
Forty of the 47 Democrats voted yes; seven voted no: Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). At the time of this vote, more than 72,000 innocent people had been murdered in Gaza, more than 21,000 of them children.
Result: Rejected 40-59
At the time of this vote: ~72,000+ innocent people murdered (~21,000+ young children murdered)
The humane vote: Yes (YEA)