US Congress Senate Bill 170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 34-15)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Combating BDS Act of 2017 This bill allows a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, prohibit investment of its assets in, or restrict contracting with: (1) an entity that engages in a commerce- or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; or (2) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such an entity. Such measures are not preempted by federal law. A state or local government that seeks to adopt or enforce such measures shall comply with specified requirements related to notice, timing, and opportunity for comment. In addition, the bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit a person from bringing any civil, criminal, or administrative action against a registered investment company based solely upon that company's divestment from securities issued by a person that engages in a commerce- or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel.

Combating BDS Act of 2017

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

HB2856 (Related) 2017-06-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/170/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s170/BILLS-115s170is.pdf