This bill would establish a series of objectives—designed to counter the growing BDS movement—to be pursued in any U.S. trade negotiations. Specifically, to eliminate politically motivated barriers on exports from Israel and discourage actions that oppose U.S.-Israel trade or politically motivated actions intended to limit trade with Israel and the settlements, including the Arab League’s boycott of Israel.
Numerous pro-Israel organizations supported this bill, including AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, the Israel Project, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, StandWithUs, the Zionist Organization of America, and the Republican Jewish Coalition (see the quarterly Updates in JPS 45 [1–4] for more on the legislative crackdown on BDS).
7 cosponsors (6R, 1D).
See also: H.R. 825 of 2/10/15 and H.R. 2146 of 4/30/15.
Last major action: 3/2/15 referred to Senate Comm. on Finance.