Advance the Anti-Boycott Campus Bill
H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, passed the U.S. House of Representatives after clearing the House Committee on Education and Workforce on a bipartisan basis. The bill prohibits institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs from engaging in non-expressive commercial boycotts against Israel. Colleges and universities that violate this prohibition would risk losing access to federal financial aid funding.
The bill now awaits action in the U.S. Senate, where it has been referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Advocates are urging the HELP Committee to schedule a markup and vote the bill out of committee so it can advance to a full Senate floor vote. Building bipartisan co-sponsorship in the Senate is also a key priority to demonstrate broad support and accelerate the bill's progress.
Constituents are calling on their U.S. Senators to: (1) co-sponsor H.R. 4795 to signal support and build momentum, and (2) press Senate HELP Committee leadership to hold a markup and advance the bill to the Senate floor for a full vote.
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Hello, I am an assistant calling on behalf of a constituent, {{first_name}} {{last_name}} from {{city}}, {{state}} zip code {{zip_code}}. The constituent is calling to urge Senator {{representative_name}} to take two specific actions on H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026. First, the constituent asks that Senator {{representative_name}} co-sponsor H.R. 4795 to help build the bipartisan Senate support needed to advance this legislation. Second, the constituent urges the Senator to press the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to schedule a markup and vote the bill out of committee so it can receive a full Senate floor vote. H.R. 4795 passed the House on a bipartisan basis. It would prohibit colleges and universities receiving federal student aid from engaging in non-expressive commercial boycotts against Israel. The constituent believes the Senate should act promptly to bring this bill to the floor. Can the Senator's office confirm whether the Senator has co-sponsored or plans to co-sponsor H.R. 4795, and whether the Senator supports advancing it through the HELP Committee?
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I am calling on behalf of {{first_name}} {{last_name}}, a constituent from {{city}}, {{state}} {{zip_code}}. The constituent is urging Senator {{representative_name}} to co-sponsor H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, and to press the Senate HELP Committee to hold a markup and advance the bill to the Senate floor. This bill passed the House on a bipartisan basis and would prohibit federally funded colleges from engaging in commercial boycotts against Israel. The constituent respectfully asks the Senator to act without delay. You may contact me at {{phone_number}} to discuss further.