YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesSchools and colleges could lose federal money if they treat antisemitism less seriously than other discrimination.
Civil Liberties
Schools and colleges that take federal money would have to respond to antisemitic discrimination as strongly as they respond to other discrimination the Civil Rights Act bans. That reaches acts by students, acts by employees, and the school's own policies, and it can be enforced the same ways that law is.
When deciding whether an act was driven by antisemitic intent, schools and federal agencies would have to weigh a definition set out in a December 2019 executive order, including the examples it lists. The bill states that nothing in it may be read to cut First Amendment rights.
More about this bill
Schools and colleges that take federal money would face a new duty. They would have to answer antisemitic discrimination as strongly as other kinds. The Civil Rights Act already bans those other kinds. The duty covers acts by students, acts by staff, and school policy. A school that fell short could lose its federal money. Schools and agencies would also have to weigh a set definition of antisemitism. They would use it to judge whether an act was driven by antisemitic intent. That definition comes from a December 2019 executive order. It includes the examples that order lists. The bill states that nothing in it may cut First Amendment rights. It also leaves state civil rights laws in place. Congress sets out findings, citing FBI hate crime data and two House reports. The House has not voted on it.
Congressional Summary
No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 This bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs), as a condition of receiving federal funds, to treat discrimination that is motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as the LEA or IHE treats all other forms of discrimination prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.) The bill requires federal agencies, LEAs, and IHEs to consider the definition of antisemitism contained in a December 11, 2019, executive order when reviewing or investigating whether a discriminatory act or omission was motivated by discriminatory antisemitic intent. The executive order incorporates the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA's) working definition of antisemitism. According to the IHRA's working definition, antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-08-20
- Date Added
- 2026-09-15
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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