# 116-hr-5595: Israel Anti-Boycott Act

116-hr-5595, Israel Anti-Boycott Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5595
- Congress: 116
- Title: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 64
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Israel Anti-Boycott Act This bill prohibits participation by certain entities and individuals in boycotts or requests for boycotts imposed by international governmental organizations (i.e., the United Nations and the European Union). Specifically, the bill applies to covered persons the prohibition of specified actions in compliance with or in support of a boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and that is not itself the object of a U.S. boycott. The bill defines a covered person as a domestic concern, the U.S. government or a state government, or a representative or official of such domestic concern or government. The bill also adds to the list of specified prohibited actions the act of furnishing information to any foreign country or international governmental organization that furthers an imposed boycott. Under current law, a person who violates the prohibitions against such boycotts may be subject to a monetary fine or imprisonment; however, the bill removes imprisonment as a potential penalty for certain violations.

## Cosponsors (64)

- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5595 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5595)

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