[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 927 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 927
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
December 13, 2023.
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the world witnessed Hamas terrorists perpetrate the
deadliest attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust;
Whereas, in the months since, the Anti-Defamation League has recorded 2,031
antisemitic incidents, 400 of which occurred on college campuses, a more
than 330-percent increase from the year prior;
Whereas Jewish and Israeli students have faced physical violence, hate-filled
disruptions in the classroom, calls from students and faculty advocating
for the elimination and destruction of Israel, and other forms of
persistent harassment;
Whereas, according to a recent study from the Anti-Defamation League and Hillel
International, 73 percent of Jewish college students surveyed have
experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism on campus since the
beginning of the school year, up from 32 percent the prior year;
Whereas many university administrations have failed to address the rise of
antisemitism;
Whereas to hold universities accountable, the House Committee on Education and
the Workforce held a hearing on December 5, 2023;
Whereas, when the Presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard
University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology were asked if
calling for the genocide of Jews violates university policies on
bullying and harassment, Presidents Elizabeth Magill, Claudine Gay, and
Sally Kornbluth were evasive and dismissive, failing to simply condemn
such action;
Whereas President Magill stated, ``It is a context-dependent decision'';
Whereas President Gay insisted that it ``depends on the context'';
Whereas President Kornbluth responded it would only constitute harassment if it
were ``targeted at individuals'';
Whereas President Magill has resigned, and the other Presidents should follow
suit; and
Whereas acts of hate, intimidation, discrimination, and violence-based on
ethnicity or religion have no place in our country or in the global
community: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) strongly condemns the rise of antisemitism on university
campuses around the country; and
(2) strongly condemns the testimony of University of Pennsylvania
President Elizabeth Magill, Harvard University President Claudine Gay,
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth and
their failure to clearly state that calls for the genocide of Jews
constitute harassment and violate their institutions' codes of conduct
in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on
December 5, 2023.
Attest:
Clerk.