To amend title 5, U.S. Code, to prevent the Thrift Savings Fund from investing in any company that boycotts Israel

H.R.2645
Introduced: 
June 4, 2015
114
First
June 4, 2015
Referred to House (sub)committee

Designed to counter the growing BDS movement, this bill would prevent Thrift Savings Fund, a retirement savings and investment fund for employees of the federal government and members of the armed services, from investing in any company engaging in politically-motivated actions intended to ‘penalize, inflict economic harm on, or otherwise limit’ commercial interactions with Israel, Israeli companies, or Israeli companies based in the oPt.

Last major action: 6/4/15 referred to House Comm. on Oversight and Govt. Reform.

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