HR 5924 · 115th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-05-23· Sponsored by Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.(2018-10-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Education when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance) based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics to consider the definition of "anti-Semitism" as part of its assessment of whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent. For purposes of this bill, the definition of "anti-Semitism" is the definition set forth by the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department of State in the Fact Sheet issued on June 8, 2010.…

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Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans