S. 10 · 114th Congress
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
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- Senate Introduced Dec 1, 2016
- Senate Passed Dec 1, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 1, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
(Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Education, when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance) based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, to consider the definition of "anti-Semitism" as part of its assessment of whether the alleged practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.
For purposes of this bill, the definition of "anti-Semitism" is the definition set forth by the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department of State in the Fact Sheet issued on June 8, 2010, as adapted from the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism of the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (now known as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights).
(Sec. 5) Nothing in this bill shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
Latest action (Dec 22, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 1, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Dec 1, 2016
- Senate Passed Dec 1, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.