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S 2940 115th Congress Senate 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

Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018

Introduced: May 23, 2018 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 23, 2018
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Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018

This bill concerns the review by the Department of Education (ED) of certain alleged violations of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. For alleged violations based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, ED must consider the definition of anti-Semitism as part of its assessment of whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.

For purposes of this bill, the definition of "anti-Semitism" includes 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.

What's happening now May 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5924 Identical bill Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 23, 2018
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 23, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2940: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2940/
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"S. 2940: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2940/.
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