Israel Anti-Boycott Act

Bill: 115-hr-1697
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Corporate finance and management
Europe
European Union
Government lending and loan guarantees
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Sanctions
Scientific communication
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Israel Anti-Boycott Act

 
This bill declares that Congress: (1) opposes the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution of March 24, 2016, which urges countries to pressure companies to divest from, or break contracts with, Israel; and (2) encourages full implementation of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 through enhanced, governmentwide, coordinated U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas. 
 
The bill amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that it shall be U.S. policy to oppose: 
 
 
requests by foreign countries to impose restrictive practices or boycotts against other countries friendly to the United States or against U.S. persons; and 
 
restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by an international governmental organization, or requests to impose such practices or boycotts, against Israel. 
 
 
The bill prohibits any U.S. person engaged interstate or foreign commerce from supporting: 
 
 
 any request by a foreign country to impose any boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and that is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation, or 
 
 any boycott fostered or imposed by any international governmental organization against Israel or any request by any international governmental organization to impose such a boycott.
 
 
The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to include as a reason for the Export-Import Bank to deny credit applications for the export of goods and services between the United States and foreign countries, opposition to policies and actions that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with citizens or residents of Israel, entities organized under the laws of Israel, or the government of Israel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House