Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023
Sponsored by Michael Lawler
Received in the Senate.
May 2, 2024
The Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 requires the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism when reviewing or investigating complaints of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded education programs or activities. The IHRA working definition characterizes antisemitism as a certain perception of Jews that may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.
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Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights take into consideration the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA's) working definition of antisemitism when reviewing or investigating complaints of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. According to the IHRA's working definition, antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.