Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025

Key Points

• The bill creates a new Office of the National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism within the Department of Justice, headed by a non-political appointee serving a 4-year term. This coordinator would oversee federal strategy, ensure evidence-based approaches, and coordinate across more than 30 federal agencies.
• The FBI would establish a Hate Crime Reporting Center with $50 million in annual funding (fiscal years 2027–2032). The center would track every hate crime in the U.S., run national awareness campaigns, monitor media and online platforms, and publish annual findings broken down by state and targeted group.
• Colleges receiving federal funding would be required to designate a Title VI coordinator, run annual public awareness campaigns about civil rights protections, and submit annual reports on discrimination complaints — while explicitly distinguishing between prohibited harassment and protected political speech.
• The Nonprofit Security Grant Program would be increased to $500 million per year for fiscal years 2027–2032, and the bill bars the government from tying these grants to an organization's positions on diversity, immigration, or political advocacy.
• The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights would receive $280 million annually for fiscal years 2027–2032, and the bill requires any regional offices closed since January 20, 2025 to be reopened. It also prohibits moving or shutting down the office without explicit Congressional authorization.
• The bill includes a strong policy statement that criticism of Israeli government policies is protected First Amendment speech and does not constitute antisemitism, and it opposes using antisemitism definitions in punitive legal contexts like immigration enforcement or deportation.

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