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Amends 50 U.S.C. 4841 (section 1772 of the Act) by inserting text after each place the section appears (specific inserted text not included in provided excerpt).
Amends 50 U.S.C. 4842 (section 1773 of the Act) by (a) inserting additional text at three specified locations in subsection (a)(1) (the matter preceding subparagraph (A); the first sentence of subparagraph (A); and the first sentence of subparagraph (D)) and (b) adding a new paragraph (6) to subsection (a) requiring an annual report by the President to Congress and the public listing foreign countries and international organizations that foster or impose boycotts and describing those boycotts.
This bill expands an existing anti-boycott law so it also covers boycotts pushed by international groups like the UN or other global bodies. It means U.S. people and companies must follow the same rules whether a boycott is coming from a foreign government or an international organization. The goal is to stop discrimination and pressure tied to these boycotts and to make public which countries or groups are promoting them.
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In everyday terms, this tries to keep international politics from forcing unfair business or hiring choices in the U.S., and it adds sunlight by naming who is behind these boycotts each year.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced January 31, 2025 by Michael Lawler · Last progress January 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House