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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 907 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 907

 To condemn the rise in antisemitism, call on all Americans to combat 
 antisemitism in the United States, and implement aspects of the U.S. 
               National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2023

   Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Goldman of New York) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
 Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 To condemn the rise in antisemitism, call on all Americans to combat 
 antisemitism in the United States, and implement aspects of the U.S. 
               National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.

Whereas there is an alarming rise in antisemitism in the United States, as 
        reported by the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American Jewish 
        Committee;
Whereas the 2022 FBI Hate Crime Statistics found that antisemitic hate crimes 
        increased by 25 percent from 2021 to 2022;
Whereas, in 2022, the Anti-Defamation League tabulated more than 3,600 
        antisemitic incidents throughout the United States, the highest number 
        on record since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking antisemitic 
        incidents;
Whereas American Jews account for 2.4 percent of the United States population, 
        but according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation they are the 
        victims of 63 percent of reported religiously motivated hate crimes;
Whereas the American Jewish Committee found that--

    (1) nine in 10 American Jewish respondents believe antisemitism is a 
problem in the United States; and

    (2) four in 10 Jewish Americans reported changing their behavior out of 
fear of antisemitism;

Whereas in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, attacks by the Foreign 
        Terrorist Organization Hamas against Israel, both the Department of 
        Homeland Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation reported an increase in threats against Jewish communities 
        in the United States;
Whereas the rise of antisemitism on college and university campuses is 
        particularly acute, with a 41-percent increase in antisemitism from 2021 
        to 2022, according to the Anti-Defamation League;
Whereas Jewish students have been targeted for disparate treatment in classes, 
        and derision and exclusion on college campuses and in official student 
        organizations, not only because they are Jewish but often because of 
        their real or perceived views about or connection to, or support for, 
        the State of Israel;
Whereas in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, attacks by the terrorist group 
        Hamas, there have been increased incidents of antisemitism on college 
        campuses, including hate speech and intimidation as well as student-led 
        demonstrations that have glorified violence, including Hamas terrorist 
        attacks on Israeli civilians, creating an atmosphere of hostility and 
        fear for Jewish students and faculty;
Whereas there has been a growth of Holocaust distortion and denial which has 
        grown in intensity over the past decade;
Whereas antisemitic conspiracy theories fuel other forms of hatred, 
        discrimination, and bias and threaten the foundations of our democracy;
Whereas combating antisemitism is essential to the broader fight against all 
        forms of hatred and to the defense of our democracy;
Whereas, on May 25, 2023, in recognition of the importance to our democracy of 
        combating rising antisemitism, the United States issued the first U.S. 
        National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism;
Whereas the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism highlights more than 100 
        action steps that government agencies will take and calls for Congress, 
        State and local governments, companies, technology platforms, educators, 
        civil society, and faith leaders to combat antisemitism; and
Whereas countering antisemitism requires bipartisan collaboration and a 
        comprehensive, all-of-government response: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns all forms of antisemitism;
            (2) calls on elected officials, faith leaders, and civil 
        society leaders to expeditiously condemn and combat any and all 
        acts of antisemitism and hate;
            (3) condemns the recent instances of antisemitism on 
        university and college campuses and calls upon leaders of 
        colleges and universities to publicly condemn speech and 
        actions that incite or celebrate violence against any people 
        based on religious beliefs, national origin, or ancestry;
            (4) calls on executive branch agencies and Congress to 
        implement the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, 
        and take other steps to combat antisemitism in the United 
        States; and
            (5) calls for increased funding for the Nonprofit Security 
        Grant Program, and other efforts to strengthen protections and 
        enhance the safety of the American Jewish community.
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