Bill Details
HR.2446 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Date
2025-03-27
Policy Area
Education
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-Pennsylvania-1]
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-Arizona-8]
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-Oklahoma-5]
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-Nebraska-2]
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-New York-2]
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-New Jersey-7]
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-New York-1]
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-New York-24]
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-New York-3]
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-South Carolina-2]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-Utah-4]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-New Jersey-5]
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-Texas-14]
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-Texas-12]
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-Florida-5]
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-Texas-23]
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-Kansas-4]
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-Virginia-2]
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-New York-11]
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This bill would change federal higher education rules so that colleges and universities could lose access to federal student loan and grant programs if they allow antisemitic events on campus. It says schools must not authorize, support, fund, or help organize such events. The bill also uses a specific international definition of antisemitism to decide what counts, including examples listed by that definition.
- Applies to institutions that take part in federal aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, which includes student loans and grants.
- Requires schools to avoid not just hosting, but also helping to plan, fund, or otherwise support events that promote antisemitism.
- Defines antisemitism using the working definition adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016, along with its example cases.
- The goal is to pressure colleges to prevent antisemitic activity on campus by linking that conduct to eligibility for federal aid funding.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2446 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2446
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of
higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from
participating in the student loan and grant programs under title IV of
such Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mrs.
Bice, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Kean, Mr. LaLota, Ms. Tenney, Mr.
Suozzi, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. Gottheimer, and
Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and Workforce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of
higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from
participating in the student loan and grant programs under title IV of
such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Antisemitism on College
Campuses Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ANTISEMITIC EVENTS ON CAMPUS.
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(30)(A) The institution will not authorize, facilitate,
provide funding for, or otherwise support any event promoting
antisemitism on campus.
``(B) In this paragraph, the term `antisemitism' has the
meaning given the working definition of antisemitism adopted by
the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26,
2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism cited
by the Alliance.''.
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