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Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Stop the Settlements Act

H.R. 10642 · House bill International Affairs

A Democratic bill with 69 Democratic cosponsors · See all 69 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Stop the Settlements Act, requires the President to impose mandatory sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in building or expanding Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza on or after September 30, 2026. It also allows for discretionary sanctions against those who finance or support these settlement activities in a way that undermines a future Palestinian state. Additionally, the legislation directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue guidance to financial institutions regarding these activities. It bans the importation of goods produced wholly or in part in those Israeli settlements or outposts into the United States. Finally, the provisions of this Act will terminate ten years after its enactment.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The legislation grants the federal government mandatory sanctioning authorities and trade prohibition enforcement powers.

  • Scored +3

    Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?

    The bill uses targeted sanctions and trade restrictions to discourage settlement expansion and support diplomatic efforts for a future Palestinian state.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.