Dive Brief:
- A bipartisan bill introduced in the House would take away federal funding from American universities that boycott Israeli institutions.
- Two large Jewish groups are not backing the bill, with one strategist saying he didn't think it would pass constitutional muster.
- The bill, a response to the American Studies Association’s boycott of Israeli academic institutions, was introduced by Illinois Congressmen Peter Roskam and Dan Lipinski.
Dive Insight:
Roskam addressed concerns over the bill's constitutionality on the House floor. He said: "These organizations are clearly free to do what they want to do under the First Amendment, but the American taxpayer doesn’t have to subsidize it."
