S. 619: United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 7 cosponsors

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Rounds (R-SD)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s619.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s619 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114