Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
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- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 48
- Latest action
- Apr 30, 2025
What it does
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.
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 13, 2025
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Tim Scott
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Ashley Moody
- Bill Cassidy
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles Grassley
- Charles Schumer
- Christopher Coons
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cory Booker
- Cynthia Lummis
- Dan Sullivan
- Dave McCormick
- Deb Fischer
- Elissa Slotkin
- Gary Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- James Lankford
- Jim Banks
- Jim Justice
- John Barrasso
- John Boozman
- John Cornyn
- John Fetterman
- John Hickenlooper
- John Thune
- Joni Ernst
- Katie Britt
- Kevin Cramer
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Margaret Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark Warner
- Michael Bennet
- Michael Crapo
- Mike Rounds
- Pete Ricketts
- Richard Blumenthal
- Rick Scott
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Shelley Capito
- Steve Daines
- Susan Collins
- Tom Cotton
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