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H.R. 406

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 406, the PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Rudolph Yakym III (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 406 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb406/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 406 IH: Promote Restoring Order To End Campus Targeting of Jewish Students and Faculty Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 406  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Yakym  (for himself and  Ms. Scholten ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under title IV of such Act, to include a prohibition of antisemitic conduct in all documents relating to student or employee conduct.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Promote Restoring Order To End Campus Targeting of Jewish Students and Faculty Act   or the   PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act  .
2.
Prohibition of antisemitic conduct
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(30)
The institution will include, in all documents and other resources relating to student or employee conduct on campus—
(A)
a definition of antisemitism which states that—
(i)
antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews; and
(ii)
rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism may be directed toward—
(I)
Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, including the property of such individuals; and
(II)
Jewish community institutions and religious facilities; and
(B)
a statement that antisemitic conduct is prohibited on campus, and that such conduct—
(i)
by a student may result in the expulsion of the student from the institution; and
(ii)
by an employee may result in the termination of the employee’s employment at the institution.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb406/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

Promote Restoring Order To End Campus Targeting of Jewish Students and Faculty Act or the PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to adopt a standard definition of anti-Semitism in their student and employee codes of conduct and prohibit such conduct on campus.

Specifically, the IHE must include in its documents related to student and employee conduct a definition of anti-Semitism which states that (1) anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews; and (2) rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism may be directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, including the property of such individuals, and Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. (This definition is the same as the working definition of anti-Semitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.)

Additionally, the IHE must include in such documents a statement that anti-Semitic conduct is prohibited on campus and that such conduct may result in expulsion or termination of employment.

Sponsors

Rep. Rudolph Yakym III (R) sponsors H.R. 406, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 406 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 406 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 406 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 406 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act — Display Title
  • To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under title IV of such Act, to include a prohibition of antisemitic conduct in all documents relating to student or employee conduct. — Official Title as Introduced
  • PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Promote Restoring Order To End Campus Targeting of Jewish Students and Faculty Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 406 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
A NEW POLICY INC.Public interest lobbying non-profit firmDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
A NEW POLICY INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOSHUA PAUL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
A NEW POLICY INC.A NEW POLICY INC.2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 406 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 406’s is Education.

hr406/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 406 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Higher education to School administration.

hr406/subjects.txt
Higher educationRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSchool administration

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 406, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YAKYM:H.R. 406.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H186]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com