US HB6421 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 1 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 1 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED), when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance) based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, to consider the definition of "anti-Semitism" as part of its assessment of whether the alleged practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent. For purposes of this bill, the definition of "anti-Semitism" is the definition set forth by the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department of State in the Fact Sheet issued on June 8, 2010, as adapted from the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism of the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (now known as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights).
Title
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY] | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] |
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] | Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX] |
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ] | Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA] |
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL] | Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA] |
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA] | Rep. Gene Green [D-TX] | Rep. James Renacci [R-OH] | Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-12-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
2016-12-01 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2016-12-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6421/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6421/BILLS-114hr6421ih.pdf |