H.R. 8476

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8476 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8476

To require each local educational agency and institution of higher 
education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat 
discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency 
or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2026

Mr. Fine (for himself and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in 
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To require each local educational agency and institution of higher 
education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat 
discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency 
or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes.

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 ``No Antisemitism in Education Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Antisemitism is a uniquely rampant problem in the 
United States, including in educational institutions. According 
to the most recent Federal Bureau of Investigation data, more 
than two-thirds of all religiously motivated hate crimes 
targeted Jews. According to 2025 data, nearly half of young 
American Jews say they were the personal target of antisemitism 
in the last year. Forty-two percent of American Jewish college 
students report experiencing antisemitism during their time on 
campus. One in 4 American Jewish college students has felt or 
actually been excluded from a campus group or event because 
they are Jewish.
(2) A report issued by the Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representatives on October 31, 2024, 
titled ``Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed'' documents 
evidence of systemic failures by many universities to enforce 
their own policies equitably and impose discipline in response 
to pervasive antisemitism that violates university rules and 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 
seq.).
(3) The October 31, 2024, report found that many 
educational institutions have exhibited ``double standards'' 
with respect to addressing discrimination motivated by 
antisemitism.
(4) A subsequent report issued by the Committee on 
Education and Workforce on March 17, 2026, demonstrated that 
failed university leadership, faculty members legitimizing and 
amplifying antisemitism on campuses, and student groups driving 
antisemitic hostility continue to make Jewish students subject 
to harassment and discrimination.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISCRIMINATION MOTIVATED BY ANTISEMITISM.

(a) Requirement.--
(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving Federal 
financial assistance, a local educational agency or institution 
of higher education shall treat discrimination that is 
motivated by antisemitism, including discrimination by students 
or employees and discrimination resulting from the 
institutional policies of such agency or institution, as 
vigorously as such agency or institution treats all other forms 
of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
(2) Use of the definition of antisemitism.--In identifying 
evidence, reviewing, investigating, or determining whether 
there has been a violation of any relevant Federal law, a 
Federal department or agency, or local educational agency or 
institution of higher education that receives Federal financial 
assistance, shall consider the definition of antisemitism 
specified in subsection (c) for purposes of determining whether 
an alleged act or omission was motivated by discriminatory 
antisemitic intent.
(3) Enforcement.--The provisions of this section shall be 
enforceable by any mechanism available to enforce section 601 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d).
(b) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as--
(1) diminishing or infringing upon any right protected 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution; or
(2) preempting State antidiscrimination laws.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Antisemitism.--The term ``antisemitism'' has the 
meaning incorporated by reference in section 2 of Executive 
Order 13899 (84 FR 68779; December 11, 2019), including the 
contemporary examples described in section 2(a)(ii) of such 
Executive order.
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002).
(3) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801).
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