3.0.0 619 2023-01-11T13:27:55Z 2023-01-11T13:27:55Z Senate S 2015-03-02 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-02T21:38:47Z United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act 114 825 HR 2015-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act 114 2146 HR 2015-06-29 Became Public Law No: 114-26. Related bill CRS 2015-03-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-03-02 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-04-21 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-04-21 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2015-04-23 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2015-05-05 False R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2015-05-07 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2015-10-27 False International Affairs Arab-Israeli relations Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Gaza Strip International organizations and cooperation Israel Middle East Palestinians Trade agreements and negotiations Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments West Bank International Affairs 00 2015-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-03T21:03:18Z United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015

This bill states that among the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives for trade agreements with foreign countries regarding commercial partnerships are to:

  • discourage actions that directly or indirectly prejudice or discourage commercial activity solely between the United States and Israel;
  • discourage politically motivated actions by foreign countries, non-member United Nations states, and international organizations (including affiliated agencies), that are intended to penalize or limit commercial relations with Israel, persons doing business with Israel or in territories controlled by Israel, or successor entities to such persons;
  • seek the elimination of politically motivated nontariff barriers on goods, services, or other commerce from Israel, as well as any boycott fostered or imposed by a foreign country against Israel; or
  • discourage compliance with the boycott of Israel by the Arab League.
]]> United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 Display Title United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to include among the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States regarding commercial partnerships trade negotiating objectives with respect to discouraging activity that discourages, penalizes, or otherwise limits commercial relations with Israel, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s619is/xml/BILLS-114s619is.xml 2015-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.