# Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act

This bill would cut off federal student financial aid to colleges and universities that allow antisemitic events to happen on their campuses. Specifically, if a school authorizes, helps organize, funds, or otherwise supports events that promote antisemitism, it would lose access to federal student loan and grant programs—meaning students at that school couldn't use federal money to pay for their education there.

The bill defines antisemitism using a specific definition created by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016, which includes both traditional forms of antisemitism and contemporary examples of how antisemitism shows up today. This means colleges would need to follow this particular definition when deciding what counts as an antisemitic event that violates the rule.

The practical impact would be significant for both schools and students. Colleges would face strong pressure to prevent or shut down any events deemed antisemitic under this definition, since losing access to federal student aid programs would be financially devastating—many schools rely heavily on these funds, and students depend on federal loans and grants to afford tuition. For students, this creates a potential risk: if their school is found to have authorized antisemitic events, they could lose access to federal financial aid, even if they personally had nothing to do with those events. The bill essentially uses federal funding as a tool to enforce stricter policies against antisemitism on campuses, though it raises questions about how schools would determine what qualifies as an antisemitic event and who makes those decisions.