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S. 4296

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4296, the IGO Anti-Boycott Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 15, 2026 by Sen. Rick Scott (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Apr 15, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

S. 4296 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb4296/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4296 IS: IGO Anti-Boycott Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-15
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4296  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   IGO Anti-Boycott Act  .
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.
 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-04-15
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Apr 15, 2026

sb4296/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (04/15/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Rick Scott (R) sponsors S. 4296, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4296 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Apr 15, 2026 · 385 Bills

Actions

S. 4296 has taken 2 actions since Apr 15, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Apr 15, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4296 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4296.

Titles

S. 4296 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • IGO Anti-Boycott Act — Display Title
  • IGO Anti-Boycott Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 4296 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Foreign Relations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMReligious Liberty, Life, Parental Rights, Free SpeechVirginia11—
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM11—
FDD ACTION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRIA PAOLOZZI MOORE111
CONNOR PFEIFFER111
DANIEL VAYNSHTEYN111
KATIE DOHERTY111
MATTHEW REID ZWEIG111
NICHOLAS STEWART111
TYLER STAPLETON111
ZACHARY JUTCOVICH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2026 second_quarter$240K2nd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4296 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4296’s is International Affairs.

s4296/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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