A limited win
House Pulls Vote On Bill Banning U.S. Citizens From Boycotting Israel
===Under The IGO Anti-Boycott Act, US citizens would have faced extraordinary criminal and civil penalties for boycotting Israel. Citizens found to be in violation of the law would have faced criminal fines of up to $1 million per violation and up to 20 years in prison. Additional civil penalties include fines of up to $300,000 or twice the value of any transaction refused by the boycotting entity, whichever is greater. Businesses found to have been engaged in boycotts against Israel would have also been at risk of having their export licenses revoked. Given the severity of those penalties, several U.S. Representatives have come out against the proposed legislation ahead of its May 5th vote……..
Although H.R. 867 is no longer set to be voted on under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the decision of the Zionist-led interests behind the proposed legislation to pull its vote is far from a capitulation. In light of the vocal opposition to the bill, H.r. 867 achieving the high threshold of a two-thirds vote to pass the House seems like it would have been a virtual impossibility. As such, withdrawing it is more likely part of a calculation from the bill's supporters to recalibrate and resubmit the legislation for a conventional vote that will only require a simple majority and thus have a greater likelihood of passing. Although the rising tide of opposition to Israel's influence on U.S. policymaking was enough to delay a vote on H.R. 867 for now, the true test of its mettle still lies ahead as bringing forward legislation that subjugates the rights of U.S. citizens in favor of advancing the interests of Israel has become a cornerstone of Congress that it will not easily abdicate.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-05-04/house-vote-bill-banning-us-citizens-boycotting-israel
