# 33 House Democrats help pass GOP-backed bill blocking aid to universities that boycott Israel

https://mins.news/en/item/44485

- TRT World, 2026-09-03 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/b3137ffa3366

> The US House passed a Republican-backed bill that would strip federal funding from any university carrying out a “non-expressive commercial boycott” of Israel. Thirty-three House Democrats helped pass the measure.

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