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Executive actions — drawdowns & signatures
Drawdowns, signings, MOUs — documented actions only. Each row links to a primary source. Scored under executive_formula_v1 on president pages. Same species, bigger desk.
| Date | President | Category | Action | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Biden | signing | Signed P.L. 118-50 (H.R. 815 Israel Security Supplemental)Pipeline: P.L. 118-50 — Israel Security Supplemental (H.R. 815) → | Congress.gov — P.L. 118-50 |
| 2024-04-23 | Biden | congressional | Senate sent H.R. 815 to president after 79–18 concurrence votePipeline: P.L. 118-50 — Israel Security Supplemental (H.R. 815) → | Senate Vote 154 |
| 2023-12-08 | Biden | drawdown | Emergency FMS certification — 13,981 120mm tank rounds ($106.5M), bypassing congressional review | Federal Register — AECA §36(b) |
| 2023-10-18 | Biden | drawdown | DOD surged air-defense capabilities and munitions to Israel under existing authorities | DOD News — Oct 2023 surge |
| 2023-10-15 | Biden | drawdown | USAF delivered munitions cargo to IDF at Nevatim Air Base | DOD Multimedia — cargo delivery |
| 2020-09-15 | Trump | policy | Signed Abraham Accords normalization agreements (Israel–UAE, Israel–Bahrain) | White House Archives |
| 2018-05-14 | Trump | policy | US Embassy in Jerusalem officially opened | White House Archives |
| 2017-12-06 | Trump | policy | Recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel | White House Archives |
| 2016-09-14 | Obama | mou | US–Israel 10-year $38B FMF memorandum of understanding announced | White House Archives — MOU fact sheet |
| 2014-08-04 | Obama | signing | Signed H.J.Res. 76 — $225M emergency Iron Dome supplemental | White House Archives |
| 2014-08-01 | Obama | congressional | House passed H.J.Res. 76 Iron Dome emergency funding (395–8) | Congress.gov — H.J.Res. 76 |