Combating BDS Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 10, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Combating BDS Act of 2016
This bill authorizes a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, or prohibit investment of its assets in: (1) an entity that such government determines, using credible information available to the public, engages in a commerce or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; or (2) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, such an entity. Such government shall provide written notice to such an entity before applying such a measure.
Such a measure by a state or local government is not preempted by any federal law or regulation. The bill applies to measures adopted by a state or local government before, on, or after the date of this Act's enactment.
The bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit any person from bringing any civil, criminal, or administrative action against any registered investment company, or any officer or employee thereof, based solely upon such company divesting from, or avoiding investing in, securities issued by persons that such company determines, using credible information available to the public, engage in commerce or investment-related boycotts, divestments, or sanctions activities targeting Israel.
Cosponsors 167
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2016 to Nov 16, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 10, 2016 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 26, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | May 26, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 27, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Nov 16, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H656)
- Feb 10, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1423 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Sep 29, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2000 | Robert J. Dold R-IL | Apr 27, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H656Lists H710H.R. 4514–4531 | Robert J. Dold R-IL | Feb 10, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 24, February 10, 2016, page H710.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2531 | Combating BDS Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2016 |
| S 3117 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 | Related bill | Jun 29, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Combating BDS Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Financial services and investments
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Israel
- Middle East
- Sanctions
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
