House votes to condition university funding on Israel-boycott restrictions
Reporting and findings
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H.R. 4795 would add an institutional ban on specified commercial boycotts of Israel to federal student-aid participation conditions and require annual certifications concerning academic exchanges for Title VI funding. Its text defines the targeted conduct using commercial relations and valid-business-reason criteria.
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On September 3, 2026, the House passed H.R. 4795 by 237 to 169. The yes votes comprised 203 Republicans, 33 Democrats and one independent; Republicans Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson voted no.
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Roll Call 295: H.R. 4795, On PassageVotes by party; Massie and Davidson rows
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The Foundation for Middle East Peace warned that H.R. 4795 would weaken Americans' ability to engage in political boycotts by treating boycott conduct as nonexpressive. This is the organization's legal critique of a House-passed bill, not a court ruling on its constitutionality.
- Foundation for Middle East Peace: FMEP Legislative Round-Up September 3, 2026Cementing in law the dismantlement of any US right to boycott
Summary and current status
Thirty-three Democrats joined 203 Republicans and one independent in passing restrictions that critics warn threaten political expression on American campuses.
Passed House September 3, 2026; not recorded here as enacted law
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpPresident whose enforcement powers critics said the bill would expand
Figures
Democratic representatives voting yes on H.R. 479533 count Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Democratic members recorded voting yea on House Roll Call 295
- Period
- 2026-09-03 to 2026-09-03
- As of
- 2026-09-03
- Method
- Use the Clerk's Democratic yea total for this single passage vote.
- Uncertainty
- Vote count only; does not measure campaign funding, motive, enactment or affected institutions.