Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

IGO Anti-Boycott Act

Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)
Session: 119th Congress Current
**IGO Anti-Boycott Act** This bill penalizes U.S. persons (individuals or entities) that participate in certain boycotts imposed by international governmental organizations (IGOs). The bill expands an existing law that prohibits various actions by U.S. persons in relation to boycotts imposed by foreign governments on a country that is friendly to the United States and not itself the object of a U.S. boycott. This bill applies those prohibitions to similar boycotts imposed by IGOs. Prohibited actions include (1) refusing to do business with companies organized under the laws of the boycotted country, if the refusal is pursuant to an agreement with or request from the country or IGO imposing the boycott; (2) furnishing information about whether any person has a business relationship with or in the boycotted country; and (3) furnishing information about whether someone is associated with charitable or fraternal organizations that support the boycotted country. Criminal penalties for willful violations of this law include fines of up to $1 million. In addition to such fines, individuals may be imprisoned for up to 20 years. Civil penalties may include fines and revocations of export licenses for certain national security-related items. The bill also requires the President to annually submit to Congress and make available to the public a report describing these boycotts and listing the foreign countries and international organizations involved in fostering or imposing them.

Sponsors

(21)
ML
Michael Lawler
Republican · Primary
JG
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat · Primary
RW
Randy Weber
Republican · Primary
JC
Juan Ciscomani
Republican · Primary
CT
Claudia Tenney
Republican · Primary
MES
Maria Elvira Salazar
Republican · Primary
DB
Don Bacon
Republican · Primary
DS
Derek Schmidt
Republican · Primary
BF
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Primary
JM
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat · Primary
JW
Joe Wilson
Republican · Primary
AH
Abraham Hamadeh
Republican · Primary
BB
Brian Babin
Republican · Primary
JM
Joseph Morelle
Democrat · Primary
DK
David Kustoff
Republican · Primary
BJ
Brian Jack
Republican · Cosponsor
CJ"F
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Republican · Cosponsor
MH
Mike Haridopolos
Republican · Cosponsor
PS
Pete Stauber
Republican · Cosponsor
DD
Donald Davis
Democrat · Cosponsor
BC
Ben Cline
Republican · Cosponsor

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