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House sends Israel-boycott university bill to Senate in 237-169 vote

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  • The US House on Thursday passed the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act by a 237-169 vote, requiring colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs to certify they do not engage in boycotts of Israel.
  • Thirty-three House Democrats joined the Republican majority in favor of the bill; two Republicans voted against; the measure now heads to the Senate.
  • Tim Walberg, the Republican chair of the House education committee, said federal taxpayer dollars should not support institutions that "discriminate against Israel, Israeli institutions or Israeli students."
  • Bobby Scott, the top Democrat on the education committee, called the bill unnecessary and warned it could conflict with First Amendment protections of protest speech.
 2026-09-03 · 3 MIN READ

Jeffries refers two House Democrats to caucus panel after backing GOP rule

Illustration accompanying article: Jeffries refers two House Democrats to caucus panel after backing GOP rule
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries referred Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington to the Democratic caucus's committee on caucus rules after the two backed a Republican procedural rule on Tuesday that had been poised to fail.
  • The vote passed 210 to 208, with Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez supplying the decisive votes that spared Speaker Mike Johnson a public defeat.
  • The rule advanced a GOP resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America, alongside a non-binding statement backing President Donald Trump's Save Act voting legislation.
  • Golden said he broke ranks to clear his bipartisan bill shielding Maine's lobster industry from federal whale-protection regulations.
  • Jeffries had spent recent weeks publicly feuding with the party's progressive wing over streamer Hasan Piker when the center-right rebellion landed.
  • Axios reported that stripping Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez of committee assignments was among the disciplinary options under discussion.
 2026-09-02 · 4 MIN READ
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