# 119-hr-10642: Stop the Settlements Act

119-hr-10642, Stop the Settlements Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-11-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10642
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop the Settlements Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 61
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-02

## Summary

**Targets settlement activity with U.S. sanctions and a trade ban.** It would create mandatory and discretionary sanctions, a FINCEN-led financial compliance framework, and an import prohibition on goods tied to Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank and Gaza. - Foreign individuals and companies would face automatic and discretionary sanctions for construction, investment, E1 area development, or population transfer. Sanctions could include asset blocks and visa restrictions for conduct on or after September 30, 2026. - Banks and other financial institutions would get FINCEN guidance within 120 days, with updates every 180 days, and face new compliance and reporting requirements to limit settlement-related financing. - Importers and consumers would be barred from bringing in goods produced wholly or partly in settlements or outposts, with the import prohibition taking effect 120 days after enactment. - Humanitarian groups, intelligence and law enforcement activities, and obligations to international organizations would have narrow exemptions. The bill would allow a waiver with initial certification and one 12-month renewal.

## Cosponsors (61)

- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctions and visa bans for settlements: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the President to sanction foreign persons tied to settlement construction, expansion, or population transfers on or after September 30, 2026. The President could block property and transactions under IEEPA and apply discretionary sanctions to financiers, sponsors…
- Ban on imports from settlements: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would ban importing goods made wholly or partly in Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza. The import ban would begin 120 days after enactment and the President would keep a list of covered settlements and outposts. An exception would allow personal-use goods…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10642 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10642)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3243)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10642 (as of 2026-11-02).