119-hr3050

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3050 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3050

To prohibit Federal agencies from contracting with companies engaged in 
 a boycott of Israel, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 28, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Steube, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. 
 Cline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

To prohibit Federal agencies from contracting with companies engaged in 
 a boycott of Israel, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Hate Against Israel by 
Federal Contractors Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL AGENCIES CONTRACTING WITH COMPANIES 
 ENGAGED IN A BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL.

    (a) Prohibition.--The head of a Federal agency--

    (1) may not enter into a covered contract with a company 
 after January 1, 2026 unless such company certifies to such 
 head at the time the contract is entered into that the company 
 is not engaging in a boycott of Israel; and

    (2) shall include in any covered contract with a company 
 entered into after January 1, 2026, a prohibition on the 
 company engaging in a boycott of Israel during the term of the 
 contract.

    (b) Notices and Remedy.--

    (1) Written notice of prohibition.--The head of a Federal 
 agency shall include in each solicitation for a bid or proposal 
 for a covered contract written notice of the prohibition 
 described under subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Notice upon finding of boycott.--Not later than 30 days 
 after the head of an Federal agency determines through a public 
 report or a notice from Congress that a company violated the 
 prohibition described under subsection

    (a)

    (2) with respect to a 
 covered contract with the Federal agency, the head of the 
 Federal agency shall--
        (A) notify the company of such determination; and
        (B) make a notice of such determination available 
 on the website of the agency.

    (3) Termination of contract.--On the date that is 30 days 
 after a company receives a notice under paragraph

    (2)
        (A) , the 
 head of a Federal agency shall terminate a covered contract 
 entered into by the head of the Federal agency with a company 
 for a violation of the prohibition described under subsection

    (a)

    (2) by the company, unless the company ends the boycott of 
 Israel to the satisfaction of the head of the Federal agency 
 before such date.
            (c) Appeal Process.--The appeals process established under chapter 
71 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a 
contract subject to the provisions of this Act.
            (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to--

    (1) infringe upon any right protected under the First 
 Amendment to the Constitution; or

    (2) take a position on final status issues associated with 
 the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this Act:

    (1) Company.--The term ``company'' means any organization, 
 association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited 
 partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability 
 company, or other entity or business association, including all 
 wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent 
 companies, or affiliates of those entities or business 
 associations (but not including an individual or sole 
 proprietorship or individuals) with more than 10 employees.

    (2) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means 
 a contract in excess of $100,000.

    (3) Engaging in a boycott of israel.--The term ``engaging 
 in a boycott of Israel'' means--
        (A) engaging in an action (including a refusal to 
 deal or an action to terminate a business activity) 
 that is intended to limit commercial relations with 
 Israel, a person doing business in or with Israel, or 
 authorized by, licensed by, or an entity organized 
 under the laws of the State of Israel to do business, 
 when such actions are taken in--
            (i) compliance with or adherence to calls 
 for a boycott of Israel; or
            (ii) a manner that is--
            (I) in any way discriminates on the 
 basis of nationality, national origin, 
 or religion; or
            (II) not based on a valid business 
 reason; and
        (B) includes a statement of the company that the 
 company--
            (i) is participating in an action described 
 under subparagraph
        (A) ; or
            (ii) has taken such action at the request 
 with, in compliance with, or in furtherance of 
 calls for such action.

    (4) Federal government entity.--The term ``Federal 
 Government entity'' means an instrumentality of the Government 
 of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, 
 including all boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, 
 authorities, corporations, and bodies politic of the Federal 
 Government, established by or in accordance with Federal law or 
 regulations.
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