Schools must enforce antisemitism rules equally—or lose federal funding
H.R. 8476 — No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 · Filed by Randy Fine (R-FL) · 16 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill requires schools and colleges that receive federal funding to treat antisemitic discrimination with the same vigor they apply to other forms of discrimination banned under civil rights law. It directs federal agencies and educational institutions to use the definition of antisemitism from a 2019 executive order when investigating whether discrimination was motivated by antisemitic intent, and makes these requirements enforceable through existing civil rights enforcement mechanisms.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is a condition on federal funding tied to equal enforcement of existing Title VI protections. It does not create new substantive rights but rather mandates equal application of existing ones to a category of discrimination the bill argues has been systematically under-enforced.
What the text implies
- The bill incorporates by reference Executive Order 13899's definition of antisemitism, which includes some contested examples (e.g., certain criticisms of Israeli government policy). Schools must use this definition when investigating discrimination claims, potentially creating tension between civil rights enforcement and academic freedom in contexts involving Middle East policy debate.
- The bill does not specify remedies or damages, leaving enforcement to existing Title VI mechanisms. Outcomes will depend on how the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights interprets and applies the antisemitism definition in practice.
- Schools may face increased compliance costs and litigation exposure if they are found to have applied different standards to antisemitic versus other forms of discrimination, even if unintentionally.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill addresses documented disparities in how schools enforce discrimination protections, giving Jewish students and their families a clearer legal pathway to challenge unequal treatment. The requirement is tied to existing civil rights law and includes explicit First Amendment carve-outs, limiting overreach risk.
Named in the bill
Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Local Educational Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, Executive Order 13899, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Higher Education Act of 1965, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, House Committee on Education and Workforce, House Committee on the Judiciary
Where it stands
16 cosponsors: 16 Republicans.
- Apr 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for…”
- Jun 25, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 25, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 12”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
6 lobbying clients named this bill on 6 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $1,420,990 in lobbying spend. A filing names 34 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 82% of bills with at least one filing.
Randy Fine, the sponsor, reported $439,660 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee — $810,990 on 1 filing
- Anti-defamation League — $320,000 on 1 filing
- J Street — $170,000 on 1 filing
- Republican Jewish Coalition — $100,000 on 1 filing
- A New Policy Inc. — $10,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,940 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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