Congress·In Committee·S. 4296

IGO Anti-Boycott Act

IGO Anti-Boycott Act: Expanding Boycott Restrictions

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This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced and sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for review. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time.

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Unlikely to pass

The bill currently only has Republican support and would need to gain backing from the other party to move forward in the Senate.

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 Americans and U.S. companies from joining boycotts started by foreign countries. It adds international organizations, like the United Nations, to the list of groups that U.S. citizens cannot help with a boycott.
The goal is to prevent global groups from pressuring U.S. businesses to stop doing business with American allies. If an international group starts a boycott that the U.S. government does not support, Americans would be legally barred from participating even if they want to follow the group's rules.
Every year, the administration would have to give Congress a list of all countries and international groups that are trying to start or run these boycotts. This report would be available to the public so people can see which groups are being targeted.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Apr 15, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 15, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

IGO Anti-Boycott Act

Bill NumberS 4296

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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R: 7

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