Agudath Israel of America endorses the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act, introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).

The bill takes steps to protect Jewish students, secure Jewish communities, and combat online antisemitism. Key provisions of the bill include creating an Antisemitism Coordinator at the Department of Education and authorizing $1 billion for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program among other components of this comprehensive legislation.

“Jewish Americans face antisemitism wherever they turn: at school, at synagogue and even at home thanks to the cesspool of unabashed antisemitism that is growing exponentially online,” said Rabbi A.D. Motzen, Agudath Israel of America’s national director of government affairs. “The bipartisan Jewish American Security Act addresses all of these forms of hate in one comprehensive bill and deserves to be enacted by Congress as soon as possible.