Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has reportedly promised Jewish leaders he will try to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act by the end of the year, Axios reported Tuesday.
The bill is meant to protect Jewish students on campus by adding protections to anti-discrimination laws after countless incidents of harassment and violence have been reported since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in late 2023, sources told Axios. Schumer reportedly plans to attach the act to the National Defense Authorization Act, which is responsible for setting the national defense budget for the Department of Defense, which will be voted on after the Nov. 5 election.
The act passed the House in May with some bipartisan support, though many objected to the bill’s language defining antisemitism, arguing it was too broad and would not do enough to solve the rampant antisemitism crisis, according to…
