,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,lawler 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio1 ,mr4
 ,moskowitz1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,van    
,drew1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,kustoff1    
,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4      
,foxx1 ,ms4 ,gillen1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4  
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north     
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,kiley of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,kean1   
,mr4 ,edwards1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,mr4        
,schmidt1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 
,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,ms4     
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,alford1 ,mr4 ,moore 
of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,obernolte1   
,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,weber 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south      
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4         
,stauber1 ,mr4 ,carey1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4 
,norcross1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4         
,messmer1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,torres 
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,texas1 
,mr4 ,feenstra1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mr4     

,james1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,mr4 ,schneider1
 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 
,crank1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,estes1 ,mr4   
,langworthy1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,maloy1 
,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 and
 ,ms4 ,stevens7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide for the consideration of a  
definition of antisemitism set forth by 
the ,international ,holocaust           
,remembrance ,alliance for the          
enforcement of ,federal                 
antidiscrimination laws concerning      
education programs or activities1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,antisemitism ,awareness ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that--  7#a7 title ,,vi of
 the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 prohibits   
discrimination on the basis of race1    
color1 and national origin in programs  
and activities receiving ,federal       

financial assistance2  7#b7 while such  
title does not cover discrimination     
based solely on religion1 individuals   
who face discrimination based on actual 
or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic  
characteristics do not lose protection  
under such title for also being members 
of a group that share a common religion2
  7#c7 discrimination against ,jews may 
give rise to a violation of such title  
when the discrimination is based on     
race1 color1 or national origin1 which  
can include discrimination based on     
actual or perceived shared ancestry or  
ethnic characteristics2  7#d7 it is the 
policy of the ,united ,states to enforce
 such title against prohibited forms of 
discrimination rooted in antisemitism as
 vigorously as against all other forms  
of discrimination prohibited by such    
title2 and  7#e7 as noted in the ,u4,s4 
,national ,strategy to ,counter         
,antisemitism issued by the ,white      
,house on ,may #be1 #bjbc1 it is        
critical to-- 7,a7 increase awareness   

and understanding of antisemitism1      
including its threat to ,america2  7,b7 
improve safety and security for ,jewish 
communities2  7,c7 reverse the          
normalization of antisemitism and       
counter antisemitic discrimination2 and 
7,d7 expand communication and           
collaboration between communities4  #c4 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,antisemitism is on the rise in  
the ,united ,states and is impacting    
,jewish students in ,k-#ab schools1     
colleges1 and universities4  7#b7 ,the  
,international ,holocaust ,remembrance  
,alliance 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,,ihra7 ,working ,definition of     
,antisemitism is a vital tool which     
helps individuals understand and        
identify the various manifestations of  
antisemitism4  7#c7 ,on ,december #aa1  
#bjai1 ,executive ,order #achii extended
 protections against discrimination     
under the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd  
to individuals subjected to antisemitism
 on college and university campuses and 

tasked ,federal agencies to consider the
 ,,ihra ,working ,definition of         
,antisemitism when enforcing title ,,vi 
of such ,act4  7#d7 ,since #bjah1 the   
,department of ,education has used the  
,,ihra ,working ,definition of          
,antisemitism when investigating        
violations of that title ,,vi4  7#e7    
,the use of alternative definitions of  
antisemitism impairs enforcement efforts
 by adding multiple standards and may   
fail to identify many of the modern     
manifestations of antisemitism4  7#f7   
,the ,white ,house released the         
first-ever ,united ,states ,national    
,strategy to ,counter ,antisemitism on  
,may #be1 #bjbc1 making clear that the  
fight against this hate is a national1  
bipartisan priority that must be        
successfully conducted through a        
whole-of-government-and-society         
approach4  #d4 ,definitions ,for        
purposes of this ,act1 the term         
definition of antisemitism-- 7#a7 means 
the definition of antisemitism adopted  

on ,may #bf1 #bjaf1 by the ,,ihra1 of   
which the ,united ,states is a member1  
which definition has been adopted by the
 ,department of ,state2 and  7#b7       
includes the contemporary examples of   
antisemitism identified in the ,,ihra   
definition4  #e4 ,rule of construction  
for title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights    
,act of #aifd ,in reviewing1            
investigating1 or deciding whether there
 has been a violation of title ,,vi of  
the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 on the basis 
of race1 color1 or national origin1     
based on an individual's actual or      
perceived shared ,jewish ancestry or    
,jewish ethnic characteristics1 the     
,department of ,education shall take    
into consideration the definition of    
antisemitism as part of the             
,department's assessment of whether the 
practice was motivated by antisemitic   
intent4  #f4 ,other rules of            
construction  7a7 ,general rule of      
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall

 be construed-- 7#a7 to expand the      
authority of the ,secretary of          
,education2  7#b7 to alter the standards
 pursuant to which the ,department of   
,education makes a determination that   
harassing conduct amounts to actionable 
discrimination2 or  7#c7 to diminish or 
infringe upon the rights protected under
 any other provision of law that is in  
effect as of the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7b7 ,constitutional         
protections ,nothing in this ,act shall 
be construed to diminish or infringe    
upon any right protected under the      
,first ,amendment to the ,constitution  
of the ,united ,states4