Two New York representatives are considering a bill that would send “antisemitism monitors” to visit college and university campuses that receive federal funding.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) are set to introduce the College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability (COLUMBIA) Act, according to Jewish Insider.
Under the bill, the Department of Education would be allowed to send a third-party antisemitism monitor, paid for by the colleges and universities, to university and college campuses that receive funding from the federal government.
The antisemitism monitor would publish a quarterly report regarding how universities and colleges have addressed antisemitism on campuses and would also make recommendations to federal, state, and local lawmakers.
Schools that do not cooperate would potentially be faced with…
