S. 5476: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-09-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.

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A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s5476.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

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Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 20 cosponsors

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Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s5476.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s5476 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills