Congress: 118 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for S 5371.
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 requires imported goods made in the West Bank or Gaza to be labeled with their origin (rather than labeled as Israeli products). It prevents the State Department or Customs and Border Protection from using federal funds to change or drop this labeling requirement.
The bill locks in a trade distinction that supporters say counters boycott campaigns targeting settlements, while opponents view mandatory origin labeling as recognizing Palestinian territorial claims. Either way, it makes the labeling policy permanent law rather than subject to executive discretion.
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