U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10642: Stop the Settlements Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Settlements Act or the STS Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Sanctions on activities in support of Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza. Sec. 3. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network guidance concerning activities related to Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza. Sec. 4. Prohibition on trade in Israeli goods from Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza. Sec. 5. Sunset. SECTION 2. Sanctions on activities in support of Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza (a) Mandatory sanctions The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to any foreign person that the President determines-- (1) to have been responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in-- (A) the construction of any Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza on or after September 30, 2026; (B) the investment in or construction of infrastructure in the West …
Sponsors
- Joaquin Castro (D, HD-TX-20) · primary sponsor
- Madeleine Dean (D, HD-PA-4)
- Don Beyer (D, HD-008)
- Greg Casar (D, 35)
- Sara Jacobs (D, HD-CA-51)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5)
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2)
- Derek Tran (D)
- Balint, Becca (D, HD-000)
- Jill Tokuda (D, HD-002)
- Nydia Velazquez (D, HD-NY-7)
- Troy Carter (D, HD-LA-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB10642?
- HB10642 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Stop the Settlements Act.
- What does HB10642 do?
- In its own words: To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10642?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10642?
- Joaquin Castro (D, HD-TX-20), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10642?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10642
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