NEGATIVE Palestine / Israel 119th Congress

H.R.4795 Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (119th Congress)

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Who Lobbied on This Bill

$1.4M combined quarterly activity

3 lobbying firms

3 clients represented

2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 1 lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions

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LILLIAN ADELSTEIN — Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent

Policy Areas Covered

Education

Government Entities Lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Security Council (NSC)
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Lobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policy
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
J STREET

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Ties a college's federal student-aid eligibility to whether it limits business dealings with Israel, and requires it to certify that students may join academic programs in Israel on the same terms as programs elsewhere.