Congress Poised To Close Without Passing Any Major Legislation on Antisemitism — Is Chuck Schumer To Blame? 

The Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would codify a key legal foothold for Jewish students fighting antisemitism on college campuses, was stalled by Mr. Schumer in the Senate for months. Now it’s likely too late.

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Senator Schumer speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, May 16, 2023. AP/Alex Brandon

With only a handful of days to go before the 118th session of Congress comes to a close, Senator Schumer is poised to fall short on his promise to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that would codify a key legal foothold for Jewish students fighting antisemitism on college campuses. 

The legislation, which calls for the Education Department to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism for its investigations of antisemitic discrimination, strengthens a Trump-era executive order which affirmed protections for Jewish students under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

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