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Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016

Introduced: December 1, 2016 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Dec 2, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2016
Received in the House.
Dec 2, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 1, 2016
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6649-6650; text as passed Senate: CR S6650)
Dec 1, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6649-6650; text as passed Senate: CR S6650)
Dec 1, 2016
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016

(Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Education, 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).

(Sec. 5) Nothing in this bill shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution.

What's happening now December 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1