House Rules Committee blocks Massie-Khanna amendment to cut Israel aid

Published June 30, 2026 5:44pm ET | Updated June 30, 2026 5:45pm ET



The House Rules Committee blocked an effort from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Monday evening to cut U.S. funding to Israel.

The bipartisan amendment would have removed Section 219, titled “The United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative,” from the National Defense Authorization Act, but committee members rejected the amendment. 

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