Congress: 117 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for S 2489.
Sponsor: Cotton, Tom (R-Arkansas)
Anti-BDS Labeling Act This bill provides statutory authority for the continuation of U.S. policy related to country of origin marking for imported goods that are produced in the West Bank or Gaza. Currently, such goods must carry specified markings that indicate their origin. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the Department of State or to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to rescind or change this policy.
This bill codifies existing U.S. policy requiring goods made in the West Bank or Gaza to be labeled with their actual geographic origin (e.g., 'West Bank' or 'Gaza') rather than 'Palestine.' It also prohibits the State Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection from using federal funds to change or eliminate this labeling requirement.
The bill directly opposes BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement efforts, which seek to use country-of-origin labeling to pressure consumers away from West Bank and Gaza goods. By locking the current labeling policy into law and preventing its reversal, the bill removes a tool that Palestinian advocates use to highlight and restrict trade in settlement and occupied territory products.
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