House passes bill expanding definition of antisemitism as protests engulf college campuses

The House passed a bill on Wednesday that will expand the definition of antisemitism used when applying the Civil Rights Act to universities despite Democratic pushback as pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel demonstrations are spreading across college campuses.

House members voted 320-91 to require the Education Department to codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Though a majority of Republicans voted for the bill, 21 Republicans joined 70 Democrats in opposing the measure.