U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8476: No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026
Status: In committee, August 20, 2026
To require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, August 20, 2026:
A BILL To require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Antisemitism is a uniquely rampant problem in the United States, including in educational institutions. According to the most recent Federal Bureau of Investigation data, more than two-thirds of all religiously motivated hate crimes targeted Jews. According to 2025 data, nearly half of young American Jews say they were the personal target of antisemitism in the last year. Forty-two percent of American Jewish college students report experiencing antisemitism during their time on campus. One in 4 American Jewish college students has felt or actually been excluded from a campus group or event because they are Jewish. (2) A report issued by the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives on October 31, 2024, titled Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed documents evidence of systemic failures by many universities to enforce their own policies equitably and impose discipline in response to pervasive …
Sponsors
- Randy Fine (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
- Michael Baumgartner (R, HD-005)
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4)
- Joe Wilson (R, HD-SC-2)
- Carlos Gimenez (R, HD-FL-28)
- Rick Allen (R, HD-012)
- Mark Messmer (R, HD-008)
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Cory Mills (R, HD-FL-7)
- Burgess Owens (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 660.
- : Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-759, Part I.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 12.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education programs funding, Education, School administration, Racial and ethnic relations, Higher education, Religion
Common questions
- What is HB8476?
- HB8476 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026.
- What does HB8476 do?
- In its own words: To require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8476?
- In committee as of August 20, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 660. (August 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8476?
- Randy Fine (R, 6), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8476?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8476
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