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COLUMBIA Act of 2025

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Feb 5, 2025
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College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability Act of 2025 or the COLUMBIA Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to appoint third-party anti-Semitism monitors at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, ED must establish this program to appoint a monitor at an IHE that (1) has a high incidence of anti-Semitic activity (based on data received from ED's Office for Civil Rights), and (2) receives federal funds for higher education. 

ED must develop an anti-Semitism monitorship agreement that (1) designates the terms and conditions of the monitorship, and (2) requires the IHE to provide for the monitor's reasonable expenses. 

The bill requires the monitor to

  • operate under the monitorship agreement developed by ED and entered into with the IHE; 
  • provide publicly available quarterly reports that evaluate the IHE's progress in combating anti-Semitism on campus; and
  • provide annual reports to Congress, ED, state and local governments (as needed), and the IHE that include recommendations for actions, policies, and sanctions to prevent and reduce anti-Semitism at the IHE.
What's happening now February 5, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Lawler, Michael
New York · Feb 5, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1033: COLUMBIA Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1033/
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"H.R. 1033: COLUMBIA Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1033/.
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H.R. 1033, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1033/.
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[H.R. 1033: COLUMBIA Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1033/)
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