Английская Википедия:Combating BDS Act
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox United States federal proposed legislation The Combating BDS Act (Шаблон:USBill) is an anti-BDS bill passed by the Senate in the 116th United States Congress intended to counter the BDS movement's call for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
The bill was introduced in January 2019 on the first day of the 116th session of Congress in a package of four bills related to the Middle East. Three of the other bills were uncontroversial.[1] Marco Rubio (R-Florida) was the primary sponsor of the bill and the co-sponsors were James Risch (R-Idaho), Cory Gardner, (R-Colorado), and Mitch McConnell, (R-Kentucky).
A week after the package was introduced in the Senate, it was blocked by Democrats from moving forward.[1] On February 5, 2020, it was passed in the Senate with the vote 77 to 23, with 22 Democrats and Rand Paul voting nay.[1]
Free speech issues
The bill was criticized by several parties on grounds that economic boycotts are protected by the First Amendment and some critics alleged that the bill was unconstitutional.[1] Among its critics were, Rebecca Vilkomerson, executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Representative Rashida Tlaib, antiwar group Code Pink, J Street, and the American Civil Liberties Union.[2][3][4]
Paul gave a speech in the Senate explaining his opposition to the bill:[2]
See also
External links
- Breaking Down the Combating BDS Act of 2019 and First Amendment Challenges to State Anti-BDS Laws, March 19, 2019. Nathaniel Sobel. Lawfare.
References
Шаблон:Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
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- Zionism in the United States
- First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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