Bill Would Cut Federal Aid to Colleges Supporting BDS

Bill Would Cut Federal Aid to Colleges Supporting BDS

A bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Virginia Foxx (R‑NC) and Josh Gottheimer (D‑NJ) aims to deny federal student aid to colleges that endorse or participate in boycotts of Israel under the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act would block Title IV federal funding unless institutions certify they do not support commercial or academic boycotts proposed by the BDS movement. Repr…