House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Israel Anti-Boycott Act

H.R. 1697Introduced Mar 23, 2017Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Where it went

IntroducedMar 23, 2017
Committee actionJun 28, 2018
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 28, 2018 — Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1697.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1697, Israel Anti-Boycott Act” on August 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 28, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54329
CBO publication date
August 3, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1697, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSKAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 51, March 23, 2017, Page H2370):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1697, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

292 cosponsors — 215 Republicans, 75 Democrats, 2 independents

76 of 292 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Anthony Brown (D-MD) and 262 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Roskam.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-6 district

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