119th Congress
H.R. 406
PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Rudy Yakym III(R-IN)
- Introduced
- Jan 15, 2025
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (8)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI)
Added later (7)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) · Jan 16, 2025
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL) · Jan 21, 2025
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA) · Feb 4, 2025
- Joe Wilson (R-SC) · Mar 27, 2025
- Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
- Burgess Owens (R-UT) · May 7, 2025
- Max L. Miller (R-OH) · Jul 14, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Promote Restoring Order To End Campus Targeting of Jewish Students and Faculty Act or the PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to adopt a standard definition of anti-Semitism in their student and employee codes of conduct and prohibit such conduct on campus.
Specifically, the IHE must include in its documents related to student and employee conduct a definition of anti-Semitism which states that (1) anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews; and (2) rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism may be directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, including the property of such individuals, and Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. (This definition is the same as the working definition of anti-Semitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.)
Additionally, the IHE must include in such documents a statement that anti-Semitic conduct is prohibited on campus and that such conduct may result in expulsion or termination of employment.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 15, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House