A group of bipartisan, bicameral members of Congress will introduce the “Countering Antisemitism Act” which aims to increase federal efforts from the White House to the Department of Education to tackle the rise in antisemitism across the country.
The bill is sponsored by the co-chairs of the Senate and House Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) along with Reps. Kathy Manning (D-NC), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Randy Weber (R-TX).
The bill will establish a National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism within the White House who would serve as the president’s principal adviser on countering domestic antisemitism and chair an interagency task force. The National Coordinator will also conduct an annual analysis of the spread of antisemitism online and provide recommendations to Congress on how to counter it.
Under the bill, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center will have to jointly produce an annual threat assessment of antisemitic violent extremism.
The bill will also establish May as “Jewish American Heritage Month” in federal law.
