H.R. 8476 · On the floor · Education

No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026

Sponsor: Randy Fine (R-FL)

What it does

• Require local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism with the same vigor as all other Title VI-prohibited discrimination, as a condition of receiving f
• Direct federal agencies, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism when reviewing or investigating cla
• Anchor the definition of antisemitism to a December 11, 2019 executive order, which incorporates the IHRA's working definition describing antisemitism as a certain perception of Jews that may be expressed as hatred towar

Official summary

No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 This bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs), as a condition of receiving federal funds, to treat discrimination that is motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as the LEA or IHE treats all other forms of discrimination prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.) The bill requires federal agencies, LEAs, and IHEs to consider the definition of antisemitism contained in a December 11, 2019, executive order when reviewing or investigating whether a discriminatory act or omission was motivated by discriminatory antisemitic intent. The executive order incorporates the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA's) working definition of antisemitism . According to the IHRA's working definition, antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.

Latest action

Aug 20, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 660.

Committee: House Judiciary