Congress calls for antisemitism awareness and Jewish American safety
H.Res. 352 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community. · Filed by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 24, 2025 · Passed chamber
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This resolution calls on elected officials, faith leaders, and civil society leaders to condemn antisemitism and educate the public about Jewish American contributions to science, technology, arts, and culture. It responds to a documented rise in antisemitic incidents since October 7, 2023, by urging awareness of Jewish American achievements and commitment to the safety and dignity of American Jews.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding congressional resolution expressing support for combating antisemitism and promoting awareness of Jewish American contributions. It is a messaging and accountability measure, not legislation that changes law or appropriates funds.
What the text implies
- As a non-binding resolution, this carries no enforcement mechanism; its effect depends entirely on voluntary action by elected officials and civil society leaders.
- The resolution's focus on educating the public about Jewish American achievements may implicitly frame antisemitism as rooted in ignorance rather than addressing systemic or institutional drivers.
- The resolution does not propose specific funding, programs, or legal protections for Jewish Americans, leaving implementation to discretionary executive and local action.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The resolution places Congress on record condemning antisemitism and calling for public education about Jewish American contributions and safety. As a non-binding resolution, it creates no legal obligation but signals public accountability and support for combating hate and protecting a vulnerable community.
Named in the bill
House of Representatives, American Jewish Committee, Hillel International, Jewish American Heritage Month, Executive Branch, State and local governments
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats.
- Apr 24, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- May 14, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
- May 14, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
2 lobbying clients named this bill on 4 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $930,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 48 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 41% of bills with at least one filing.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the sponsor, reported $768,550 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Anti-defamation League — $590,000 on 2 filings
- J Street — $340,000 on 2 filings
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 (4,565 characters) on Sep 18, 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 Dec 2025 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.
“Congress calls for antisemitism awareness and Jewish American safety” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hres352 Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.