Warner Joins Rosen, Scott in Introducing Antisemitism Awareness Act

WASHINGTON–U.S. Sen. Mark R.Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing theAntisemitism Awareness Act, legislation to address antisemitic sentiment and actions on college campuses.
In the year following the October 7thattack, theAnti-Defamation Leaguereported 1,400 antisemitic incidents on campuses across the nation, all-time high, with 73 percent of Jewish students reporting they had witnessed or experienced some form of antisemitism.
“In the wake of the horrific October 7thterrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas, we have seen growing rates religious discrimination across the country. This legislation aims to address the alarming rise of antisemitism on college campuses, and help investigate these reprehensible acts.”Sen. Warner said.
TheAntisemitism Awareness Actwouldrequirethe Department of Educationto take into considerationthe International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s(IHRA) definition of antisemitismwhen investigating violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The IHRA definition has been usedto clarify and identify the various manifestations of antisemitism. Since 2018, the Department of Education has used the IHRA definition when investigatingTitle VIviolations.
In addition to Sens. Warner, Rosen, and Tim Scott, theAntisemitism Awareness Actis sponsored by U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), James Lankford (R-OK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chris Coons (D-DE), Katie Britt (R-AL), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Boozman (R-AR), John Fetterman (D-PA), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND),Gary Peters (D-MI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS),Cory Booker (D-NJ), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Steve Daines (R-MT).
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