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“This bill threatens to chill constitutionally protected speech,” Rep. Jerry Nadler said.

“Now more than ever, it’s critical the federal government’s definition of antisemitism is clear and uniform,” House Rules Chair Michael Burgess (right) said after pointing to several protests on campus. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

By Bianca Quilantan

04/29/2024 08:01 PM EDT

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Lawmakers on the House Rules Committee advanced a bipartisan bill Monday night attempting to codify a definition of antisemitism — after the panel’s Democrats bashed the measure at length.

The legislation — H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 — is one of several bills introduced in Congress since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the burst of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. But ahead of Monday’s 7-4 vote, Democrats, including New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, told the Rules panel the measure was deeply flawed.

“This bill threatens to chill constitutionally........

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