119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 406PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under title IV of such Act, to include a prohibition of antisemitic conduct in all documents relating to student or employee conduct.

Education
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action Jan 15, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
Step 2
Referred
Jan 15, 2025
Education and Workforce
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to adopt a standard definition of anti-Semitism in their student and employee codes of conduct and prohibit such conduct on campus. Specifically, the IHE must include in its documents related to student and employee conduct a definition of anti-Semitism which states that (1) anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews; and (2) rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism may be directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, including the property of such individuals, and Jewish community institutions and religious facilitie...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
AmendmentAI
Timeline · 2 actions
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.