IGO Anti-Boycott Act

Rick Scott

Republican · FL · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

• Bill Hagerty (R-TN)Original· 2026-04-15
• John Hoeven (R-ND)Original· 2026-04-15
• Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)Original· 2026-04-15
• Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Original· 2026-04-15
• Ted Budd (R-NC)Original· 2026-04-15
• Tim Scott (R-SC)Original· 2026-04-15
• David McCormick (R-PA)· 2026-05-11

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-04-15

Source: Congress.gov

IGO Anti-Boycott Act This bill penalizes U.S. persons (individuals or entities) that participate in certain boycotts imposed by international governmental organizations (IGOs). The bill expands an existing law that prohibits various actions by U.S. persons in relation to boycotts imposed by foreign governments on a country that is friendly to the United States and not itself the object of a U.S. boycott. This bill applies those prohibitions to similar boycotts imposed by IGOs. Prohibited actions include (1) refusing to do business with companies organized under the laws of the boycotted country, if the refusal is pursuant to an agreement with or request from the country or IGO imposing the boycott; (2) furnishing information about whether any person has a business relationship with or in the boycotted country; and (3) furnishing information about whether someone is associated with charitable or fraternal organizations that support the boycotted country. Criminal penalties for willful violations of this law include fines of up to $1 million. In addition to such fines, individuals may be imprisoned for up to 20 years. Civil penalties may include fines and revocations of export licenses for certain national security-related items. The bill also requires the President to annually submit to Congress and make available to the public a report describing these boycotts and listing the foreign countries and international governmental organizations involved in fostering or imposing them.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4296 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4296 To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15 (legislative day, April 14), 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``IGO Anti-Boycott Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTI-BOYCOTT ACT OF 2018. The Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 is amended-- (1) in section 1772 (50 U.S.C. 4841), by inserting ``or international governmental organization'' after ``foreign country'' each place it appears; and (2) in section 1773(a) (50 U.S.C. 4842(a))-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or international governmental organization'' after ``foreign country''; (ii) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by inserting ``or international governmental organization'' after ``boycotting country''; and (iii) in subparagraph (D), in the first sentence, by inserting ``or international governmental organization'' after ``boycotting country''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) Annual report.--The President shall submit to Congress and make available to the public on an annual basis a report that contains-- ``(A) a list of those foreign countries and international governmental organizations that foster or impose boycotts and with respect to which this section applies; and ``(B) a description of those boycotts.''. <all>

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