HRES 1215 United States House · 118th Congress

Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to join in efforts to educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community.

HRES 1215 is a non-binding resolution calling on elected officials, civil society leaders, and educators to promote public awareness of Jewish American contributions. It urges these groups to condemn antisemitism, educate communities about Jewish Americans' historical and cultural impacts (including in science, civil rights, and arts), and support safety measures for Jewish communities. The resolution cites a 140% rise in antisemitic incidents in 2023 as context for its call to action. It does not create new laws or funding but seeks to elevate recognition of Jewish American heritage through education and public engagement. The resolution is directed at officials and leaders to foster broader understanding, not at specific policy changes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced May 8, 2024 Last action Jun 3, 2024
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What changed between versions

Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 6 edits · Jun 3, 2024
MODERATE
The engrossed version of HRES 1215 made several substantive changes: it replaced Anti-Defamation League statistics with data from the American Jewish Committee and Hillel International, removed specific policy language referencing the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and terrorism prevention from the operative section on community safety, narrowed the call to combat 'hate' in academic settings to specifically 'antisemitism,' and removed two named individuals (Lillian D. Wald and W.E.B. Du Bois) from the historical contributions sections.
SCOPE

Section (4) was narrowed from calling on educators to 'combat hate in academic settings' to 'combat antisemitism in academic settings,' limiting the resolution's reach to a specific form of bias rather than hate broadly.

A new whereas clause was added stating that 'Jewish Americans continue to face threats of violence from those inspired by Hamas or motivated by Israel's response to the Hamas October 7, 2023, attack on Israel,' introducing a reference to Israel's military response as a motivation for threats.

FISCAL

Section (3) removed the phrase 'including by investing in the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and preventing terrorism and hate crimes,' eliminating a specific reference to a federal grant program and removing explicit language about terrorism and hate crime prevention.

REQUIREMENT

The resolution replaced ADL statistics (8,873 antisemitic incidents in 2023, 140% increase; 5,204 incidents after October 7; location-specific breakdowns showing 135-321% increases) with data from the American Jewish Committee (nearly half of Jews altered behavior; 74% of adults see antisemitism as a problem) and Hillel International (1,597 campus incidents, 700% increase).

TECHNICAL

Lillian D. Wald (nurse, public health advocate, founder of Henry Street Settlement) was removed from the list of Jewish American scientific and social contributions.

W.E.B. Du Bois was removed from the list of co-founders of the NAACP in 1909, leaving only Ida B. Wells named alongside Henry Moskowitz.

Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2024

How they voted

3710
Passed · 59 other
Total votes 430
Jun 3, 2024
D Democratic213
184 Yea 29
86% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican216
186 Yea 30
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 0 (Roll no. 233). (text: CR H3549)
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 0 (Roll no. 233). (text: CR H3549)
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
lower
May 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
lower
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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