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.

Bill: 118-hres-907
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2023-12-04
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-04
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution condemns all forms of antisemitism and 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.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 907 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 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

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.