HR 406 · in committee · major
PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Colleges receiving federal student aid must adopt a standard definition of anti-Semitism in their conduct codes.
- This affects Jewish and non-Jewish students, faculty, and campus community institutions at participating colleges.
- Schools must prohibit anti-Semitic conduct with penalties up to expulsion or employment termination, effective upon adoption.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should colleges balance adopting a specific definition of anti-Semitism with concerns about potentially restricting legitimate criticism of Israeli government policies?
- 02
What enforcement mechanisms and appeal processes should schools implement to ensure penalties like expulsion are applied fairly and consistently across different incidents?
- 03
How might this federal requirement affect smaller colleges or those with limited compliance resources compared to well-funded institutions?
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Sponsor · R-IN-2
Rudy Yakym III
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
8/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-15
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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