To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance on the ground of religion, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for rigorous enforcement of prohibitions against discrimination by institutions of higher education on the basis of antisemitism, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds religion as protected category under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, exempts religious organizations, defines discrimination to include deliberate indifference to severe harassment in higher education, creates escalating financial sanctions for institutions of higher education found in repeated violation of Title VI for antisemitic discrimination: 10% of federal funding for second violation within 5 years, 33%, and requires detailed sanctions framework: second antisemitic discrimination violation within 5 years triggers 10% fine on affected program federal funding, third violation triggers 33% fine. It relies on compliance mandates, exemptions, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Education.
Who Benefits and How
Jewish students on college campuses could face reduced risk, Religious communities could face reduced risk, and Jewish students could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Institutions of higher education could face higher costs, Institutions subject to Title VI would take on compliance duties, and Institutions found in violation of Title VI would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Adds religion as protected category under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, exempts religious organizations, defines discrimination to include deliberate indifference to severe harassment in higher education...
- Creates escalating financial sanctions for institutions of higher education found in repeated violation of Title VI for antisemitic discrimination: 10% of federal funding for second violation within 5 years, 33%...
- Requires detailed sanctions framework: second antisemitic discrimination violation within 5 years triggers 10% fine on affected program federal funding, third violation triggers 33% fine.
- Adds compliance determination factors and court monitor authority to Title VI: agencies and courts must consider parity of enforcement across protected classes; courts may appoint monitors for remedy implementation.
- Requires new Section 608 of Civil Rights Act requiring agencies and courts to consider parity of discrimination enforcement across protected categories, and authorizing courts to appoint compliance monitors.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds religion as protected category under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, exempts religious organizations, defines discrimination to include deliberate indifference to severe harassment in higher education, creates escalating financial sanctions for institutions of higher education found in repeated violation of Title VI for antisemitic discrimination: 10% of federal funding for second violation within 5 years, 33%, and requires detailed sanctions framework: second antisemitic discrimination violation within 5 years triggers 10% fine on affected program federal funding, third violation triggers 33% fine.
Key Policy Areas
Education
Primary Purpose
The bill adds religion as protected category under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, exempts religious organizations, defines discrimination to include deliberate indifference to severe harassment in higher education, creates escalating financial sanctions for institutions of higher education found in repeated violation of Title VI for antisemitic discrimination: 10% of federal funding for second violation within 5 years, 33%, and requires detailed sanctions framework: second antisemitic discrimination violation within 5 years triggers 10% fine on affected program federal funding, third violation triggers 33% fine.
Policy Domains
Title VI Amendments - Religion and Harassment
Identified Gains
- Jewish students on college campuses
- Religious communities
- Jewish students
- Religious organizations
- Free speech advocates
Identified Costs
- Institutions of higher education
- Institutions subject to Title VI
- Institutions found in violation of Title VI
- Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
- Federal departments and agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Institutions found in violation of Title VI, Institutions of higher education, Institutions subject to Title VI
Positive-direction: Jewish students, Jewish students on college campuses
Negative-direction: Institutions found in violation of Title VI, Institutions of higher education, Institutions subject to Title VI
Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Federal courts, Federal departments and agencies
Religious communities, Religious organizations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_departments"
- → Federal departments and agencies administering programs
- "ocr"
- → Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "courts"
- → Federal courts
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Includes deliberate indifference to harassment that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and detracts from a victim's educational experience, that the victim is effectively denied equal access
A certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews, and the rhetorical and physical manifestations of which are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals or their property, or Jewish community institutions or religious facilities
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