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A bill to require continued and enhanced annual reporting to Congress in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and the efforts of the United States to partner with European governments, the European Union, and civil society groups, to combat anti-Semitism, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-198| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (26)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; and (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the Department of State's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to include, for each European country in which threats or attacks against Jewish persons, schools, and religious institutions are particularly significant, a description of: the security challenges and needs of European Jewish communities and European law enforcement agencies; U.S. efforts to partner with European law enforcement agencies and civil society groups to combat anti-Semitic incidents; educational programming and public awareness initiatives that impart values of pluralism and tolerance, showcase the positive contributions of Jews, and pay special attention to population segments that exhibit a high degree of anti-Semitic animus; and efforts by European governments to adopt and apply a working definition of anti-Semitism.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-672: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
Cemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEducational facilities and institutionsEuropeHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionTeaching, teachers, curricula

A bill to require continued and enhanced annual reporting to Congress in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and the efforts of the United States to partner with European governments, the European Union, and civil society groups, to combat anti-Semitism, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-198| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; and (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the Department of State's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to include, for each European country in which threats or attacks against Jewish persons, schools, and religious institutions are particularly significant, a description of: the security challenges and needs of European Jewish communities and European law enforcement agencies; U.S. efforts to partner with European law enforcement agencies and civil society groups to combat anti-Semitic incidents; educational programming and public awareness initiatives that impart values of pluralism and tolerance, showcase the positive contributions of Jews, and pay special attention to population segments that exhibit a high degree of anti-Semitic animus; and efforts by European governments to adopt and apply a working definition of anti-Semitism.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (26)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-672: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEducational facilities and institutionsEuropeHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionTeaching, teachers, curricula