Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act of 2025
This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Higher Education Act to specifically address antisemitic harassment at colleges and universities receiving federal funding. It adds "religion" to protected categories under Title VI, defines antisemitism (including harassment targeting Jewish individuals or institutions), and requires schools to actively prevent such discrimination. Schools found violating these provisions face escalating fines (10% for second violations, 33% for third within five years) of their federal funding, plus mandatory notifications to students and staff. The law emphasizes enforcing existing civil rights protections against antisemitism "no less vigorously" than other discrimination, without creating new legal standards or infringing on First Amendment rights.
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Rick Scott
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