US House passes bill targeting universities that boycott Israel
The House-approved measure could make access to federal student aid conditional on universities not boycotting Israel, but its scope and legislative prospects remain unclear.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could cut universities off from federal student aid if they boycott Israel, according to Al Jazeera Global News.
The measure would link universities’ access to federal student aid to whether they participate in a boycott of Israel. The available source material does not specify which university activities would fall within that definition.
House passage does not mean the measure is law. The bill’s provisions, vote margin and prospects in the Senate were not identified in the material available.
No university has been reported as having lost federal student aid under the proposal. Its potential effect remains prospective and would depend on further legislative action and the final scope of any enacted measure.
