Sanction settlement expansion and ban imports of settlement goods

Castro proposed the Stop the Settlements Act with five other House members. It would impose sanctions on foreign people and organizations involved in building or expanding Israeli settlements and outposts in the West Bank or Gaza, and ban imports of goods made in those settlements. He described sanctions as leverage to deter expansion and said he would keep pushing for conditions for security and lasting peace in the coming months and the next Congress.

Context: Announced September 30, 2026 while serving; this is a proposed measure, not an enacted law or a newly stated post-election pledge.

In their own words

Congress should and can be using every tool we have available, including sanctions.

The source

Joaquin Castro: Stop the Settlements Act proposal and next-Congress priority

Published: 9/30/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026