Define to Defeat Act of 2025
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress June 23, 2025 (5 months ago)
Introduced on June 23, 2025 by Barry Moore
Sponsors (2)
House Votes
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill would set one clear meaning of antisemitism for federal civil rights enforcement. It uses the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) 2016 definition and its examples to guide how agencies and courts understand antisemitism in complaints and cases .
Federal departments would add this definition to their anti-discrimination trainings. In federal trials that involve antisemitism, judges would explain this definition to juries. When agencies review possible civil rights violations tied to someone’s real or perceived Jewish identity, they must consider whether antisemitism was a motive. The bill states it does not expand agency powers, change existing legal standards, or limit First Amendment rights.
- Who is affected: Federal agencies and employees; federal courts and juries; people involved in civil rights complaints related to Jewish identity.
- What changes: A single, shared definition is used; trainings are updated; juries are instructed; reviewers consider antisemitism as a motive in civil rights cases.
- When: After it becomes law; the bill does not describe a specific timeline for updates.