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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1007
5	5	To provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth
6	6	by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforce-
7	7	ment of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs
8	8	or activities, and for other purposes.
9	9	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10	10	FEBRUARY5, 2025
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12	12	AWLER(for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. MILLERof Ohio, Mr.
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14	14	OSKOWITZ, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. VANDREW, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. KUSTOFF,
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16	16	ALDERSON, Mr. BACON, Ms. FOXX, Ms. GILLEN, Mr. OWENS, Mr.
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18	18	ITZPATRICK, Mr. DAVISof North Carolina, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. KILEY
19	19	of California, Mr. R
20	20	YAN, Mr. KEAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. BROWN, Mr.
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22	22	CHMIDT, Mrs. BICE, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mrs. KIM,
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24	24	ALLIOTAKIS, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. MOOREof North Carolina, Mr.
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26	26	BERNOLTE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr.
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28	28	OHNSONof South Dakota, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. STAUBER, Mr.
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30	30	AREY, Mr. MANN, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. MESSMER, Mr.
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32	32	ISCOMANI, Mr. TORRESof New York, Mr. GOLDMANof Texas, Mr.
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34	34	EENSTRA, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. JAMES, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. SCHNEIDER,
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36	36	ILSONof South Carolina, Mr. CRANK, Ms. MENG, Mr. ESTES, Mr.
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38	38	ANGWORTHY, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. MALOY, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr.
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40	40	ITTMAN, and Ms. STEVENS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
41	41	ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
42	42	A BILL
43	43	To provide for the consideration of a definition of anti-
44	44	semitism set forth by the International Holocaust Re-
45	45	membrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal anti-
46	46	discrimination laws concerning education programs or
47	47	activities, and for other purposes.
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50	50	•HR 1007 IH
51	51	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
52	52	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
53	53	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
54	54	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Antisemitism Aware-4
55	55	ness Act of 2025’’. 5
56	56	SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 6
57	57	It is the sense of Congress that— 7
58	58	(1) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 8
59	59	U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), prohibits discrimination on 9
60	60	the basis of race, color, and national origin in pro-10
61	61	grams and activities receiving Federal financial as-11
62	62	sistance; 12
63	63	(2) while such title does not cover discrimina-13
64	64	tion based solely on religion, individuals who face 14
65	65	discrimination based on actual or perceived shared 15
66	66	ancestry or ethnic characteristics do not lose protec-16
67	67	tion under such title for also being members of a 17
68	68	group that share a common religion; 18
69	69	(3) discrimination against Jews may give rise to 19
70	70	a violation of such title when the discrimination is 20
71	71	based on race, color, or national origin, which can 21
72	72	include discrimination based on actual or perceived 22
73	73	shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics; 23
74	74	(4) it is the policy of the United States to en-24
75	75	force such title against prohibited forms of discrimi-25
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79	79	nation rooted in antisemitism as vigorously as 1
80	80	against all other forms of discrimination prohibited 2
81	81	by such title; and 3
82	82	(5) as noted in the U.S. National Strategy to 4
83	83	Counter Antisemitism issued by the White House on 5
84	84	May 25, 2023, it is critical to— 6
85	85	(A) increase awareness and understanding 7
86	86	of antisemitism, including its threat to America; 8
87	87	(B) improve safety and security for Jewish 9
88	88	communities; 10
89	89	(C) reverse the normalization of anti-11
90	90	semitism and counter antisemitic discrimina-12
91	91	tion; and 13
92	92	(D) expand communication and collabora-14
93	93	tion between communities. 15
94	94	SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 16
95	95	Congress finds the following: 17
96	96	(1) Antisemitism is on the rise in the United 18
97	97	States and is impacting Jewish students in K–12 19
98	98	schools, colleges, and universities. 20
99	99	(2) The International Holocaust Remembrance 21
100	100	Alliance (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘IHRA’’) 22
101	101	Working Definition of Antisemitism is a vital tool 23
102	102	which helps individuals understand and identify the 24
103	103	various manifestations of antisemitism. 25
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107	107	(3) On December 11, 2019, Executive Order 1
108	108	13899 extended protections against discrimination 2
109	109	under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to individuals 3
110	110	subjected to antisemitism on college and university 4
111	111	campuses and tasked Federal agencies to consider 5
112	112	the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism when 6
113	113	enforcing title VI of such Act. 7
114	114	(4) Since 2018, the Department of Education 8
115	115	has used the IHRA Working Definition of Anti-9
116	116	semitism when investigating violations of that title 10
117	117	VI. 11
118	118	(5) The use of alternative definitions of anti-12
119	119	semitism impairs enforcement efforts by adding mul-13
120	120	tiple standards and may fail to identify many of the 14
121	121	modern manifestations of antisemitism. 15
122	122	(6) The White House released the first-ever 16
123	123	United States National Strategy to Counter Anti-17
124	124	semitism on May 25, 2023, making clear that the 18
125	125	fight against this hate is a national, bipartisan pri-19
126	126	ority that must be successfully conducted through a 20
127	127	whole-of-government-and-society approach. 21
128	128	SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 22
129	129	For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘definition of anti-23
130	130	semitism’’— 24
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134	134	(1) means the definition of antisemitism adopt-1
135	135	ed on May 26, 2016, by the IHRA, of which the 2
136	136	United States is a member, which definition has 3
137	137	been adopted by the Department of State; and 4
138	138	(2) includes the ‘‘[c]ontemporary examples of 5
139	139	antisemitism’’ identified in the IHRA definition. 6
140	140	SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR TITLE VI OF THE 7
141	141	CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 8
142	142	In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there 9
143	143	has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act 10
144	144	of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) on the basis of race, 11
145	145	color, or national origin, based on an individual’s actual 12
146	146	or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic char-13
147	147	acteristics, the Department of Education shall take into 14
148	148	consideration the definition of antisemitism as part of the 15
149	149	Department’s assessment of whether the practice was mo-16
150	150	tivated by antisemitic intent. 17
151	151	SEC. 6. OTHER RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 18
152	152	(a) G
153	153	ENERALRULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 19
154	154	this Act shall be construed— 20
155	155	(1) to expand the authority of the Secretary of 21
156	156	Education; 22
157	157	(2) to alter the standards pursuant to which the 23
158	158	Department of Education makes a determination 24
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162	162	that harassing conduct amounts to actionable dis-1
163	163	crimination; or 2
164	164	(3) to diminish or infringe upon the rights pro-3
165	165	tected under any other provision of law that is in ef-4
166	166	fect as of the date of enactment of this Act. 5
167	167	(b) C
168	168	ONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in 6
169	169	this Act shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon 7
170	170	any right protected under the First Amendment to the 8
171	171	Constitution of the United States. 9
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