Fight to defund schools that fail to protect their students.

Defending the Civil Rights of All Americans and Fighting to Defund Schools that Fail to Protect their Students

Donalds' official House website states that he is fighting to defund schools that fail to protect students.

U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds
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Reported from the Committee on Education and Workforce with an amendment, Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, a related antisemitism-in-education bill advanced out of committee but had not been enacted as of the source action.

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H.R. 8476 (RH) - No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8476rh | Content Details | GovInfo
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The bill requires local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats all other forms of discrimination prohibited by Title VI

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported bill targets schools receiving federal money and conditions that funding on equal treatment of antisemitism complaints, but it remained a pending legislative effort.

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House Report 119-759 - NO ANTISEMITISM IN EDUCATION ACT OF 2026
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Motion to Dismiss Granted United States District Court District of Massachusetts Aug 13, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A lookback-window court development indicates the federal antisemitism enforcement push against Harvard faced a legal setback, leaving broader defunding outcomes contested.

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Documents Archives - Federal Lawsuits
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Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced legislation condemning anti-Semitism at institutions of higher-education across America and demanding that funding is stripped from schools that fail to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Donalds directly acted on the commitment by introducing a resolution calling for funding consequences for schools failing to comply with Title VI protections for Jewish students.

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Donalds Offers Schools A Choice: Protect Jewish Students Or Have Your Funding Slashed | U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds
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Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Weber of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record confirms Donalds sponsored H.Res. 1239, but the action shown was referral to committee rather than passage or enactment.

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H. Res. 1239 (IH) - Strongly condemning the rise of antisemitism on campuses of institutions of higher education across the United States. - BILLS-118hres1239ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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announced the immediate cancelation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The administration carried out a concrete funding cancellation against Columbia over alleged failure to protect Jewish students, partially matching the policy outcome Donalds advocated, though not through his own enacted legislation.

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DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancelation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 Million | U.S. Department of Education
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