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To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations.
Summary
This bill would amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to extend its provisions to international governmental organizations in addition to foreign countries. The bill expands the scope of the existing anti-boycott legislation by inserting references to international governmental organizations throughout the relevant sections of the 2018 Act. The bill adds a new requirement for the President to submit an annual report to Congress listing foreign countries and international governmental organizations that foster or impose boycotts, along with a description of those boycotts, and to make this report publicly available.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
7 cosponsors
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
Actions (2)
- Apr 15, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Apr 15, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 15 (legislative day, April 14), 2026
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations.
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 “IGO Anti-Boycott Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTI-BOYCOTT ACT OF 2018.
The Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 is amended—
(1) in section 1772 (50 U.S.C. 4841), by inserting “or international governmental organization” after “foreign country” each place it appears; and
(2) in section 1773(a) (50 U.S.C. 4842(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting “or international governmental organization” after “foreign country”;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by inserting “or international governmental organization” after “boycotting country”; and
(iii) in subparagraph (D), in the first sentence, by inserting “or international governmental organization” after “boycotting country”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Annual report.—The President shall submit to Congress and make available to the public on an annual basis a report that contains—
“(A) a list of those foreign countries and international governmental organizations that foster or impose boycotts and with respect to which this section applies; and
“(B) a description of those boycotts.”. <all>
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