119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 5, 2025
COLUMBIA Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 5, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 5, 2025)
College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability Act of 2025 or the COLUMBIA Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to appoint third-party anti-Semitism monitors at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, ED must establish this program to appoint a monitor at an IHE that (1) has a high incidence of anti-Semitic activity (based on data received from ED's Office for Civil Rights), and (2) receives federal funds for higher education.
ED must develop an anti-Semitism monitorship agreement that (1) designates the terms and conditions of the monitorship, and (2) requires the IHE to provide for the monitor's reasonable expenses.
The bill requires the monitor to
• operate under the monitorship agreement developed by ED and entered into with the IHE;
• provide publicly available quarterly reports that evaluate the IHE's progress in combating anti-Semitism on campus; and
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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A NEW POLICY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: A NEW POLICY INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill to stop the Government from attacking individuals and organizations for their political speech or participation H.R. 6186No Antisemitism in Education Act H.R. 1033COLUMBIA Act of 2025 H.R. 867IGO Anti-Boycott Act S.3646A bill to stop the Government from attacking individuals and organizations for their political speech or…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
A NEW POLICY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: A NEW POLICY INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R. 5011Violent Antisemitism Threat Assessment Act H.R. 4983Kotel Act H.R. 1007Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 H.R. 1033COLUMBIA Act of 2025 H.R. 2866No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act H.R 3208No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025 H.R. 867IGO Anti-Boycott Act H.R. 3282Preve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
A NEW POLICY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: A NEW POLICY INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 27, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…organizations H.R. 6186No Antisemitism in Education Act H.R. 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R. 1007Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 H.R. 1033COLUMBIA Act of 2025 H.R. 2866No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act H.R. 867IGO Anti-Boycott Act H.R. 2065Unmasking Hamas Act of 2025 H.R. 3282Preventing Antis…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
A NEW POLICY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: A NEW POLICY INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…directly constrain First Amendment rights and other Constitutionally-protected freedoms: H.R.867IGO Anti-Boycott Act H.R.1007Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 H.R.1033COLUMBIA Act of 2025 H.R.2204To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
A NEW POLICY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: A NEW POLICY INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 14, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…directly constrain First Amendment rights and other Constitutionally-protected freedoms: H.R.867IGO Anti-Boycott Act H.R.1007Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 H.R.1033COLUMBIA Act of 2025 H.R.2065Unmasking Hamas Act of 2025 H.R.2204To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmig…
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A NEW POLICY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: A NEW POLICY INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
…policy. Bills lobbied on in this line of activity are: H.R. 406, the PROTECT Jewish Students and Faculty Act H.R. 1007, the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 H.R. 1033, the COLUMBIA Act of 2025 H.R. 2204, To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagr…
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