S. 558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
Latest action, April 30, 2025: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Official summary
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.
Sponsors
- Tim Scott
- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Ashley Moody
- Bill Cassidy
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles E. Schumer
- Christopher A. Coons
- Chuck Grassley
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cory A. Booker
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- Dan Sullivan
- David McCormick
- Deb Fischer
- Elissa Slotkin
- Gary C. Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- James C. Justice
- James Lankford
- Jim Banks
- John Barrasso
- John Boozman
- John Cornyn
- John Fetterman
- John Thune
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Joni Ernst
- Katie Boyd Britt
- Kevin Cramer
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark R. Warner
- Michael F. Bennet
- Mike Crapo
- Mike Rounds
- Pete Ricketts
- Richard Blumenthal
- Rick Scott
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Steve Daines
- Susan M. Collins
- Tom Cotton