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Christopher Coons (D-DE)

A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.

S. 5476 · Senate bill International Affairs

A Democratic bill with 21 Democratic cosponsors · See all 21 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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 requires the President to put sanctions on foreign persons who help build Israeli settlements in the E1 area of the West Bank. It focuses on anyone involved in construction, infrastructure, financial transactions, or transferring civilians into the E1 area. The bill also allows discretionary sanctions on people who support those who are already sanctioned. There are specific exceptions written into the bill for humanitarian assistance and intelligence activities. These sanctions will automatically end seven years after the bill becomes law.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +3

    Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?

    The legislation uses targeted sanctions to discourage actions that undermine peace prospects, aligning with broader international diplomatic objectives.

  • Scored +2

    Does this put more money into stopping terrorism?

    The bill mandates economic sanctions related to foreign activities in the West Bank, supporting foreign policy security objectives.

  • Scored +2

    Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?

    The bill utilizes diplomatic economic tools to address actions inconsistent with international peace frameworks.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.