Lawmakers approved the measure in a 237-169 vote on Thursday, with 33 Democrats joining the Republican majority. Two Republicans broke ranks with their party to reject the bill, Al Jazeera reported.
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The proposal will still need to be adopted by the Republican-controlled Senate and signed by President Donald Trump to become law.
If passed, it would bar universities that boycott “an entity licensed or regulated by, or organised under the laws of” Israel, such as those in illegal West Bank settlements, from receiving federal funds.
