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US House passes bill to crack down on university boycotts of Israel
The measure would cut federal higher-education aid to schools that join boycotts of Israel and require annual certifications on student access.
- On Thursday, the House passed the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act in a 237-169 vote, with 33 Democrats breaking from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and James Clyburn to support the measure.
- Sponsored by North Carolina Republican Virginia Foxx, the legislation amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to withhold federal funding from universities engaging in what it defines as a 'nonexpressive commercial boycott' of Israel.
- Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz, the ranking member of the subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, supported the bill, a move that angered progressives who criticize the measure for targeting the BDS movement.
- Rep. Jerry Nadler called the bill a 'gross violation of the First Amendment,' while Rep. Bobby Scott noted no American university has enacted such policies, both citing the measure as a 'solution in search of a problem.'
- The bill now moves to the Senate, where Foundation for Middle East Peace President Lara Friedman suggests it could facilitate legal action against schools by penalizing constitutionally protected political expression.
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33 House Democrats help pass GOP-backed bill blocking aid for universities that boycott Israel
Dozens of House Democrats join nearly all Republicans to pass bill that would withhold federal student aid from colleges and universities that engage in commercial boycotts of Israel or Israeli-linked entities.
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House Passes Anti-BDS Bill To Cut Federal Funds For Colleges Boycotting Israel
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — The House on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation that would strip federal student aid from colleges and universities that engage in commercial boycotts of Israel, even as most Democrats voted against the measure. The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act passed 237-169. Nearly all Republicans supported the bill, joined by 33 Democrats. […]
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