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This bill expands federal civil rights protections to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on religion, with a specific focus on combating antisemitism at colleges and universities that receive federal funding. The legislation amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define discrimination to include deliberate indifference to severe harassment, and directs the federal government to enforce these protections against antisemitic discrimination as vigorously as other forms of discrimination. For colleges and universities that violate these rules, the bill establishes financial penalties: a fine of at least 10 percent of federal funding for a second violation within five years, and at least 33 percent for a third violation. The bill also requires the Department of Education to monitor related lawsuits and report findings to Congress, and mandates that institutions notify students, faculty, and staff when violations are found. The legislation specifically exempts religious organizations and student religious groups from the religion-based discrimination prohibition, and includes protections for First Amendment rights.

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