H.R. 1697 — Israel Anti-Boycott Act

Mar 23, 2017

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Summary

This bill would have made it a felony to support the international boycott of Israel.

Senate companion: S. 720.

The bill attracted 292 cosponsors across both parties; only the 5 New England cosponsors are listed below. See the full cosponsor list on congress.gov.

Links

• U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for Boycott Campaign Against Israel (The Intercept)

Cosponsors

The following legislators were cosponsors of this pro-Israel legislation.

• Richard Neal Congressman, Massachusetts 1st District, House of Representatives
• Joe Kennedy III Congressman, Massachusetts 4th District (former), House of Representatives
• Joe Courtney Congressperson, U.S. House of Representatives, CT-2
• John B. Larson Congressperson, U.S. House of Representatives, CT-1
• Bruce Poliquin Congressperson, U.S. House of Representatives, ME-2