HR6806-119

What This Bill Does

The Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act responds to rising antisemitic incidents while also setting civil-liberties limits on how antisemitism definitions may be used. It requires higher education institutions receiving federal funds to designate Title VI coordinators, run annual public awareness campaigns, report Title VI complaints to the Secretary of Education, post public reports with protected redactions, and distinguish discrimination from protected First Amendment political expression. It authorizes $280 million annually for the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights for fiscal years 2027 through 2032 and requires certifications about reopening regional OCR offices closed after January 20, 2025. It creates a DOJ Office of the National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism, an FBI Hate Crime Reporting Center with $50 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2032, and expands the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to $500 million annually while barring grant conditions tied to DEI, immigration, political positions, advocacy, or protected status. It also authorizes $25 million annually for public awareness campaigns and requires reports on extremist ideologies in public institutions, law enforcement, and domestic terrorism threats.

Who Benefits and How

Jewish communities and institutions benefit from dedicated federal coordination, stronger hate-crime data, and expanded security-grant funding. Students and staff facing Title VI discrimination benefit from named coordinators, complaint procedures, awareness campaigns, and reporting duties at colleges and universities. Nonprofit organizations at risk of attack benefit from higher Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding and restrictions on ideological grant conditions. Civil-rights complainants benefit from added OCR funding and regional office protections. Hate-crime victims and targeted communities benefit from the FBI data center, public awareness work, and community partnerships.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Higher education institutions must designate Title VI coordinators, run campaigns, file annual reports, and provide notices. The Department of Education, DOJ, FBI, FEMA, DHS, ODNI, and other relevant agencies must create offices, staff coordinator positions, publish reports, and coordinate across more than 30 agencies. State administrators of security grants may not impose listed ideological conditions. Federal taxpayers fund the OCR, HCRC, nonprofit security, and awareness-campaign authorizations. Public institutions and law enforcement organizations may face scrutiny through extremist-ideology reporting.

Key Provisions

• Requires federally funded higher education institutions to designate Title VI coordinators, run awareness campaigns, and report complaints.
• Authorizes $280 million per year for the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights from fiscal years 2027 through 2032.
• Establishes a DOJ National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism and a 10-year biennial review process.
• Establishes an FBI Hate Crime Reporting Center and authorizes $50 million per year from fiscal years 2027 through 2032.
• Expands the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to $500 million per year and bars specified ideological grant conditions.
• Requires reports on extremist ideologies in public institutions and domestic terrorism threats.