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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8254 

To direct the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 

to develop a curriculum for the study of modern-day antisemitism surrounding Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel for 

use in secondary schools, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 6, 2024 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mrs. STEEL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to develop a curriculum for the study of 

modern-day antisemitism surrounding Hamas’ October 

7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel for use in secondary schools, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘October 7 Remem5 brance Education Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CURRICULUM FOR THE STUDY OF ANTISEMITISM 

2 SURROUNDING AND LEADING UP TO HAMAS’ 

3 OCTOBER 7, 2023, TERRORIST ATTACKS 

4 AGAINST ISRAEL. 

5 (a) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.—Beginning not 

6 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

7 this Act, the Director of the United States Holocaust Me8 morial Museum (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Director’’) 

9 shall develop a curriculum for the study of Hamas’ Octo10 ber 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel, for use in 

11 secondary schools. Such curriculum shall include informa12 tion on— 

13 (1) the heinous and brutal attacks committed 

14 against Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023; 

15 (2) the history of antisemitism and how it 

16 played a role in such attacks; 

17 (3) how antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric 

18 spread throughout the United States and on cam19 puses of institutions of higher education following 

20 such attacks; 

21 (4) how social media accelerated the spread of 

22 antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric following such 

23 attacks; and 

24 (5) denial and distortion as a form of anti25 semitism in the wake of such attacks. 

26 (b) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Following the completion of 

2 the curriculum development under subsection (a), 

3 the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a 

4 report on the curriculum described in subsection (a). 

5 (2) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—The report 

6 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later 

7 than the earlier of— 

8 (A) 180 days after the completion of the 

9 curriculum development under subsection (a); 

10 or 

11 (B) 3 years after the date of the enact12 ment of this section. 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

14 (1) ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘‘antisemitism’’ 

15 has the meaning given the working definition of 

16 antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust 

17 Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including 

18 the contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by 

19 the Alliance. 

20 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu21 cational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State’’ 

22 have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 

23 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

24 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 


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1 (3) HAMAS’ OCTOBER 7, 2023, TERRORIST AT2 TACKS AGAINST ISRAEL.—The term ‘‘Hamas’ Octo3 ber 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel’’ refers 

4 to the surprise land, sea, and air attacks against 

5 Israel led by the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group 

6 Hamas (a United States-designated foreign terrorist 

7 organization) from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 

8 2023 (the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah and 50 

9 years after the 1973 Yom Kippur War), in which 

10 Hamas brutally murdered, decapitated, burned alive, 

11 and raped over 1,200 men, women, children, and el12 derly, and kidnapped over 240 people, including 

13 Americans. 

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