Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 5, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 79 words.
Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights take into consideration the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA's) working definition of antisemitism when reviewing or investigating complaints of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. According to the IHRA's working definition, antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues: 15 of 546 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 178 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 698 words
- Subjects
- First Amendment rightsHigher educationReligion
- Latest action
- Feb 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 558 Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]