Condemning antisemitism by public figures.

Bill: 117-hres-1525
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2022-12-15
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution condemns the increase in anti-Semitism in the public sphere. </p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1525 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2022 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Ms. Adams , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Bourdeaux , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Costa , Ms. Craig , Mr. Crow , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Evans , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Garbarino , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Golden , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio , Mr. Green of Texas , Ms. Jacobs of California , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Jones , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Katko , Mrs. Kim of California , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Langevin , Mrs. Lee of Nevada , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Lieu , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Malinowski , Ms. Malliotakis , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mrs. McBath , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Meijer , Ms. Meng , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Norton , Ms. Omar , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Peters , Mr. Phillips , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Ryan of New York , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Sires , Ms. Slotkin , Ms. Spanberger , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Swalwell , Ms. Titus , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Trone , Mr. Upton , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Van Drew , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Westerman , Ms. Wild , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Manning , and Ms. Brown of Ohio ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , 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 RESOLUTION Condemning antisemitism by public figures.

Whereas there is currently a crisis of rising antisemitism, both at home and around the world; Whereas with increasing frequency, influential public figures, celebrities, and foreign government officials use social media platforms to spread their antisemitic, hateful views, including Holocaust denial and praise for Adolf Hitler; Whereas the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) most recent Audit of Antisemitic Incidents in the United States recorded 2,717 acts of assault, vandalism, and harassment in the year 2021 alone, an average of more than 7 incidents per day, which represents a 34-percent increase from 2020 and the highest year on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979; Whereas there have been a growing number of deadly attacks on the Jewish community in our country, and just since 2018, high-profile attacks on Jews have occurred in Jersey City, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Poway, California, Colleyville, Texas, and others; Whereas, in May 2022, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1125, Condemning Rising Antisemitism, which calls on elected officials, faith leaders, and civil society leaders to use their platforms to condemn and combat any and all manifestations of antisemitism; Whereas there has been a marked increase in prominent public figures using hate speech online; and Whereas it is the responsibility of elected officials to speak up against antisemitism: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) condemns the increase in antisemitism in the public sphere and calls on national faith leaders of all denominations and Americans of influence to join with current and former elected leaders to use their platforms to speak out against antisemitism; (2) stands in unity with the Jewish people in the United States and around the world against this rising antisemitism; and (3) asserts the need for robust education on the Holocaust, genocide, and the long history of antisemitism to combat the rising tide of hate.