EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Thirty-three House Democrats broke ranks to pass a Republican bill restricting federal college funding over anti-Israel boycotts.
House Democrats fractured Wednesday again as 33 members joined Republicans to restrict federal funding for colleges participating in anti-Israel boycotts. The House passed H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, by a decisive 237-169 vote.
Thirty-three Democrats supported the measure, while 167 Democrats joined two Republicans in
opposition to the legislation.