[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 76 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3319-S3320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 670--STRONGLY CONDEMNING THE RISE OF ANTISEMITISM ON 
 CAMPUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. 
Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, 
Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Hawley, Mr.

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Hoeven, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of 
Florida, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. McConnell, and Mrs. Fischer) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:

                              S. Res. 670

       Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists perpetrated 
     the deadliest attack against Jewish people since the 
     Holocaust;
       Whereas, since the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on 
     October 7, Hillel International has tracked a 700 percent 
     increase in antisemitic incidents on campuses of institutions 
     of higher education over the same period last year;
       Whereas Jewish students, Israeli students, and students 
     perceived to be Jewish have been targeted with threats, 
     violence, and constant harassment;
       Whereas title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000d et seq.) requires that institutions of higher education 
     receiving Federal financial assistance ensure that students 
     are not subject to discrimination based on race, color, or 
     national origin;
       Whereas Executive Order 13899 (84 Fed. Reg. 68779; relating 
     to enforcing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against 
     prohibited forms of discrimination rooted in antisemitism), 
     the September 28, 2023, White House statement titled ``Fact 
     Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Landmark Step to 
     Counter Antisemitism'', and Dear Colleague letters issued by 
     the Department of Education on May 25, 2023, and November 7, 
     2023, make clear the protections guaranteed by title VI of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) 
     include protections against antisemitism;
       Whereas, according to the Anti-Defamation League, anti-
     Zionist student groups in more than 50 campuses of 
     institutions of higher education across the United States 
     have established ``encampments'';
       Whereas the protests taking place at these encampments have 
     been a hotbed of blatantly antisemitic rhetoric and action;
       Whereas many protestors participating in these encampments 
     have expressed explicit support for Hamas terrorism and urged 
     Hamas to commit further violence against Israel;
       Whereas some protestors in these encampments have directly 
     confronted Jewish students on or near campus and used 
     antisemitic rhetoric; and
       Whereas many administrators of institutions of higher 
     education have allowed these encampments to continue on their 
     campuses and enabled these activities: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) strongly condemns--
       (A) the rise of antisemitism on campuses of institutions of 
     higher education across the United States; and
       (B) administrators of institutions of higher education who 
     have enabled ongoing antisemitism on their campuses; and
       (2) urges the Department of Education to take necessary 
     actions to ensure that institutions of higher education are 
     complying with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and that students, including Jewish 
     students, are not experiencing discrimination in violation of 
     such title VI.

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