IGO Anti-Boycott Act

Bill: 119-hr-867
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>IGO Anti-Boycott Act</strong></p><p>This bill penalizes U.S. persons (individuals or entities) that participate in certain boycotts imposed by international governmental organizations (IGOs).</p><p>The bill expands an existing law that prohibits various actions by U.S. persons in relation to boycotts imposed by foreign governments on a country  that is friendly to the United States and not itself the object of a U.S. boycott. This bill applies those prohibitions to similar boycotts imposed by IGOs.</p><p>Prohibited actions include (1) refusing to do business with companies organized under the laws of the boycotted country, if the refusal is pursuant to an agreement with or request from the country or IGO imposing the boycott; (2) furnishing information about whether any person has a business relationship with or in the boycotted country; and (3) furnishing information about whether someone is associated with charitable or fraternal organizations that support the boycotted country.</p><p>Criminal penalties for willful violations of this law include fines of up to $1 million. In addition to such fines, individuals may be imprisoned for up to 20 years. Civil penalties may include fines and revocations of export licenses for certain national security-related items.</p><p>The bill also requires the President to annually submit to Congress and make available to the public a report describing these boycotts and listing the foreign countries and international organizations involved in fostering or imposing them.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 867 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2025 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Ciscomani , Ms. Tenney , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Moskowitz , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona , Mr. Babin , Mr. Morelle , and Mr. Kustoff ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IGO Anti-Boycott Act . 2. Amendments to the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 The Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 is amended as follows: (1) In section 1772 ( 50 U.S.C. 4841 ), by inserting , or international governmental organization, after foreign country each place it appears. (2) In section 1773 ( 50 U.S.C. 4842 ), in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or international governmental organization, after foreign country, ; (B) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by inserting or international governmental organization after boycotting country ; and (C) in subparagraph (D), in the first sentence, by inserting or international governmental organization after boycotting country . (3) In section 1773(a) ( 50 U.S.C. 4842(a) ), by adding at the end the following: (6) Annual report The President shall submit to Congress and make available to the public on an annual basis a report that contains— (A) a list of those foreign countries and international organizations that foster or impose boycotts and with respect to which this section applies; and (B) a description of those boycotts. .