WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Marc Molinaro (R, NY-19) and Josh Gotthiemer (D, NJ-5) introduced the College Antisemitism Transparency Act to crack down on antisemitic demonstrations at Cornell University, Binghamton University, and on college campuses across the county.

Earlier this month on Fox News, Molinaro and Gotthiemer also discussed their efforts to combat antisemitism.

Molinaro’s bill will force colleges and universities receiving federal funding to sign an annual statement acknowledging that discrimination of any form is a violation of law and results in the loss of federal funds. It will also require schools to report every antisemitic incident on campus to the Department of Education and explain what was done to resolve it. 

Both representatives are considered centrists. Molinaro, whose district includes Sullivan County, NY, was recently ranked the second most-bipartisan member of the 430-member House of Representatives, while Gottheimer, whose district includes Sussex County, NJ, came in ninth.

“American taxpayers should not be subsidizing hate. Colleges and universities that allow antisemitism and hostility towards Jewish students will be held accountable for their discriminatory actions,” Molinaro said.

Gottheimer said, “Our college campuses are facing a tidal wave of antisemitic hate, and transparency is key to understanding the scope of the problem. This commonsense legislation will make it easier to monitor incidents of antisemitism and hold harassers accountable.”

But U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler said during a hearing last week that the bill “sweeps too broadly,” since speech critical of Israel alone is not unlawful harassment. And the American Civil Liberties Union told lawmakers that federal law already prohibits antisemitic discrimination, and that the bill if passed “would likely chill free speech of students on college campuses.”