House plans vote on campus antisemitism bill as anti-Israel protests spread
by Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner— The House will take up a vote on an antisemitism bill next week following the rise of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric on university and college campuses. The Rules Committee plans to meet on Monday to take up several bills, including the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023. It was introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), who […]
dailym.ai—70 Democrats and 21 Republicans vote against bill that expands the definition of anti-Semitism on college campuses as anti-Israel protesters cause carnage. Despite opposition from 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans, the House passed a bill to police antisemitism on college campuses on Wednesday.
CNN—House to vote on antisemitism bill as Johnson highlights campus protests. The House is expected to vote Wednesday on the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, a vote that comes amid heightened concerns over antisemitism with Israel at war with Hamas and as pro-Palestinian protests have sprung up on college campuses across the country. Supporters of the legislation say it will help combat antisemitism on college campuses, but opponents say it overreaches and threatens to chill free speech. The bill would mandate that when the Department of Education enforces federal...
The Guardian—US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests. Bill to use language by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to define antisemitism, which critics say would chill speechThe US House of Representatives has voted to pass an antisemitism awareness bill, a controversial measure sponsored by a New York Republican amid controversy over pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in Manhattan and across the US, as Israel’s war with Hamas drags on.The bill passed 320-91 with some bipartisan support. Continue reading