The CUFI Action Fund is currently supporting the following pieces of legislation:
Presently our legislative agenda is focused on the following issues:
The Iran Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 6201/S.3197):
This bill would fund and enable new mechanisms for investigating those that are working with Iran in their efforts to avoid American sanctions. In addition, this legislation would ensure that any assets seized from those aiding Iran’s efforts to acquire illicit items are sold and the funds used to compensate American victims of Iranian terror. These monies would also be used to fund future investigations into those aiding and abetting Iran’s terrorist regime.
The Countering Hate Against Israel (CHAI) by Federal Contractors Act (H.R. 4564 /S. 4770):
According to its own leaders, the BDS movement’s goal is to use economic antisemitism to end the existence of the state of Israel. The CHAI Act will require U.S. government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in a boycott of Israel and will not do so for the duration of contracts they secure with the U.S. government. Thirty-six states have advanced similar measures, and such laws have been tested in the courts and they do not outlaw or infringe upon one’s Constitutional right to boycott.
Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090/S. 4127):
Since 2016, CUFI has supported efforts to codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, as guidance, into the law for investigatory purposes when an underlying crime has been committed. President Donald Trump’s 2019 Executive Order Combating Antisemitism made use of the IHRA definition the policy of the U.S. government; President Biden has sustained that order.
The Antisemitism Awareness Act largely codifies President Trump’s EO. At a time of record-breaking Jew-hatred in the United States, we must combat antisemitism- and one cannot defeat that which they are unwilling to define.
Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act (H.R. 603/S. 1273):
This legislation directs the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to assess the state of Holocaust education across the country, including the depth and breadth of Holocaust education standards at the state and district level, as well as the type and quality of instructional materials currently in use. The Museum will then report its findings to Congress.
Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act (H.R. 1408 /S. 691):
This legislation would enable the Treasury Department’s ability to assess if a foreign bank is aiding and abetting the Palestinian Authority’s policy of paying terrorists’ stipends (known commonly as the PA’s pay-to-slay) policy.
The PA continues to pay terrorists to kill Israelis. We must do everything in our power to undermine this horrific scheme. Following the Taylor Force Act, the next step is to ensure financial institutions are not helping the PA kill innocent people by enabling transactions that incentivize murder.
United States-Israel Future of Warfare Act (H.R. 1777/S. 1802):
This legislation will expand American-Israeli cooperation on emerging defense technologies, creating a $50 million fund for fiscal years 2024-2028.
With China, Russia and Iran all sharing weapons and expanding their military capabilities, it is in the vital national security interests of both the U.S. and Israel that the two nations collaborate on ways to contend with our adversaries’ emerging military technology.
