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HR 2874 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Arab countries Arab-Israeli conflict Commercial blacklisting Foreign Trade and International Finance Government procurement Israel

To prohibit the awarding of United States Government contracts to foreign persons that comply with the Arab boycott of Israel.

Introduced: July 11, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jul 25, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jul 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jul 11, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jul 11, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 11, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits any Federal agency from entering into any contract with a foreign person unless: (1) such foreign person certifies to such agency that it does not comply with the Arab boycott of Israel; and (2) such agency has determined that such foreign person does not comply with such boycott.

What's happening now July 25, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 18, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 18, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 11, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2874: To prohibit the awarding of United States Government contracts to foreign persons that comply with the Arab boycott of Israel.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2874/
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"H.R. 2874: To prohibit the awarding of United States Government contracts to foreign persons that comply with the Arab boycott of Israel.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2874/.
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H.R. 2874, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2874/.
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