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#congressional bypass

Executive actions that circumvent constitutionally mandated congressional authority, including emergency declarations to bypass arms sale review, spending without appropriation, and military action without authorization.

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Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

America First Arms Transfer Strategy: Human Rights Safeguards Removed From Weapons Exports

An executive order stripped human rights safeguards from the US arms transfer framework, replacing decades of bipartisan policy with a commerce-first approach. The subsequent emergency bypass of congressional review for $23+ billion in Gulf arms sales demonstrated the immediate consequences of removing these guardrails.

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Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Emergency Arms Sales to Gulf States: $23 Billion Bypassing Congressional Review

Using emergency waivers under the Arms Export Control Act, the administration has bypassed Congress to approve massive arms sales to Gulf states, including to the UAE despite documented evidence of UAE weapons flowing to the RSF in Sudan's genocide. The simultaneous rescission of NSM-20 removed all human rights conditions from US arms transfers.

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