Congress·In Committee·H.R. 867

IGO Anti-Boycott Act

IGO Anti-Boycott Act: Expanding Rules Against Foreign Boycotts

Jan 31, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 17 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. No action has been taken on the proposal since January 2025, which means it is stalled. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.

Legislative Progress

House

No action since January 2025

Senate

President

Law

Could go either way

The bill has support from both parties in the House, which usually helps a bill move forward. However, many bills are introduced each year and never make it to a final vote.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3016 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3016 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill updates a 2018 law that stops American companies from participating in boycotts organized by foreign countries. It expands the law to include international groups like the United Nations.
The goal is to prevent these organizations from pressuring U.S. businesses to stop doing business with countries that are allies of the United States.
If this becomes law, the administration must give Congress a yearly report. This report will list every country and international group that is pushing for a boycott and explain what those boycotts are doing.
This matters because it helps protect U.S. trade. It ensures that international organizations cannot use American companies to carry out their own political agendas against other nations.

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Milestones

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Jan 31, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jan 31, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

IGO Anti-Boycott Act

Bill NumberHR 867

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Cosponsors

(24)

D: 5R: 19

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