Senate condemns antisemitic violence, calls for law enforcement action
S.Res. 288 — A resolution condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence. · Filed by Dave McCormick (R-PA) · 40 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This Senate resolution condemns recent violent attacks targeting Jewish individuals and institutions in the United States, including a June 2025 assault in Boulder, Colorado, and attacks on Israeli Embassy staff and the Pennsylvania Governor's residence. The resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence, and calls on law enforcement and community leaders to investigate, prosecute, and speak out against such acts.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward Senate resolution expressing institutional condemnation of antisemitic violence and reaffirming commitment to protecting religious freedom and public safety. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or regulatory change — it is a statement of values and a call for law enforcement action.
Who it affects
The resolution affirms protection for religious freedom, peaceful assembly, and safety from violence — fundamental rights that benefit all citizens. It calls for law enforcement accountability and public condemnation of hate-motivated violence, strengthening civic norms against targeted attacks on any group.
Named in the bill
U.S. Senate, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Boulder, Colorado, Run for Their Lives, Capital Jewish Museum, Pennsylvania Governor's Residence, Federal law enforcement, State and local law enforcement
Where it stands
40 cosponsors: 28 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Jun 18, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 18, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
- Jan 7, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Jan 7, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous…”
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 3 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $760,000 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.
Dave McCormick, the sponsor, reported $690,750 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Anti-defamation League — $590,000 on 2 filings
- J Street — $170,000 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 full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; 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.
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