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US SR296

Resolution

Status

Introduced

6/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Lankford

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Senate resolution condemning antisemitism and two specific attacks: the May 21, 2025 shooting deaths of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, and the June 1, 2025 Molotov cocktail attack on a hostage-awareness walk in Boulder, Colorado

  • Cites FBI data showing 1,989 anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2023, a 63% increase from 2022, with Jewish Americans comprising 2.4% of the population but 68% of religiously motivated hate crime victims

  • References Anti-Defamation League data reporting 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024, a historic high, with 58% containing references to Israel or Zionism

  • Notes American Jewish Committee survey findings that 77% of Jewish Americans feel less safe since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and 56% altered their behavior due to fear of antisemitism in 2024

  • Recognizes importance of FEMA's Nonprofit Security Grant Program resources and reaffirms commitment to combat hate, bigotry, and violence against Jewish Americans

Legislative Description

A resolution condemning antisemitism and recent antisemitic attacks in the United States.

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Star Print ordered on the resolution.

6/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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