Some House Democrats are against the Antisemitism Awareness Act for its codification of a specific definition of antisemitism.
to codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism in Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. All schools receiving federal funds must comply with Title IV, changing how federal anti-discrimination laws on college campuses would be enforced.
The Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 has 13 Democratic co-sponsors. However, several Democrats have pushed back against Lawler’s proposal, instead pushing for a separate bipartisan measure that would create a position within the White House tasked with countering antisemitism. “The effort to crush antisemitism and hatred in any form is not a Democratic or Republican issue,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a letter to Johnson on Monday. “It’s an American issue that must be addressed in a bipartisan manner with the fierce urgency of now. In this spirit, I strongly urge you to schedule a vote on the bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act forthwith.”
“What we need is a comprehensive approach, such as in the Manning bill, and we need to increase appropriations for the Office of Civil Rights, which is in charge of enforcing Title IV against antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in education,” Nadler said.
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