I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4087 
To provide a definition of antisemitism for the enforcement of covered civil 
rights laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide a definition of antisemitism for the enforcement 
of covered civil rights laws. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Define to Defeat Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The May 26, 2016, International Holocaust 
Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is 
objective and clear, and the use of alternative defini-
tions of antisemitism, including instead of or in ad-
dition to the IHRA definition, impairs enforcement 
efforts by adding multiple standards that leave room 
for subjective application and may fail to identify 
some of the most insidious modern manifestations of 
anti-Jewish hate. 
(2) Antisemitism, including harassment on the 
basis of actual or perceived Jewish origin, ancestry, 
ethnicity, identity, affiliation, or faith, or connection 
thereto, remains a persistent, pervasive, and dis-
turbing problem in contemporary American society. 
(3) Jewish people continue to be a targeted mi-
nority in the United States. Data shows, for in-
stance, that Jews are consistently the most likely of 
all religious groups to be victimized by incidents of 
hate, and that such incidents are increasing at an 
alarming rate. 
(4) United States officials and institutions have 
a responsibility to protect citizens from acts of hate 
and bigotry motivated by discriminatory animus, in-
cluding antisemitism, and must be given the tools to 
do so. 
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(5) Valid monitoring, informed analysis and in-
vestigation, and effective policymaking all require 
uniform definitions. 
(6) While there can be no exhaustive definition 
of antisemitism, as it can take many forms, the 
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s 
working definition has been an essential definitional 
tool used to determine contemporary manifestations 
of antisemitism, and includes useful examples of dis-
criminatory anti-Israel acts that cross the line into 
antisemitism. 
(7) The International Holocaust Remembrance 
Alliance definition is used by various agencies of the 
Federal Government and the dozens of governments 
that are members of International Holocaust Re-
membrance Alliance. It is recommended for use by 
the European Council and the European Parliament, 
endorsed by the United Nations Secretary General 
and the Secretary General of the Organization of 
American States, included in policy guides prepared 
by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, and formally adopted by a growing number 
of European and Middle Eastern nations. 
(8) Use of this definition of antisemitism, al-
though it is not to be taken as an exhaustive defini-
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tion, will increase the awareness and understanding 
of the parameters of contemporary anti-Jewish dis-
crimination. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF MATERIAL RELATED TO ANTI-
SEMITISM IN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION TRAIN-
ING. 
The head of each Federal department or agency shall 
include the definition of the term ‘‘antisemitism’’ under 
section 7 in any anti-discrimination training and education 
materials or modules made available by the department 
or agency. 
SEC. 4. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY. 
In any Federal criminal or civil action before a jury 
that involves antisemitism, the court shall include the defi-
nition of the term ‘‘antisemitism’’ in the instructions to 
the jury. 
SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION FOR COVERED CIVIL 
RIGHTS LAWS. 
In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there 
has been a violation of a covered civil rights law on the 
basis of race, religion, color, ethnicity, or national origin, 
based on an individual’s actual or perceived connection to 
an aspect of Jewish identity, each Federal department and 
agency conducting such review or investigation or making 
such decision shall take into consideration whether the po-
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