H.R. 5179 · 118th Congress

Writes into law the origin-labeling policy for imports from the West Bank and Gaza

Official title: Anti-BDS Labeling Act1

Did not become law

§1What it does

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This bill would write into federal law the current U.S. policy on country-of-origin labels for imported goods made in the West Bank or Gaza, keeping that policy in effect unless Congress repeals it.2,3 It would also bar the State Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection from using any of their funds to cancel or change that labeling policy.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, September 19, 2024: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.1
IntroducedAugust 8, 2023
SponsorRep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Cosponsors0 cosponsors
Official recordH.R. 5179 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

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House, September 18, 2024

On Passage: Passed — 231 yes, 189 no, 11 not voting.4