# 119-hr-4087: Define to Defeat Act of 2025

119-hr-4087, Define to Defeat Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4087
- Congress: 119
- Title: Define to Defeat Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adopts the IHRA definition of antisemitism** as the federal standard and would require agencies and courts to use that definition in training, jury instructions, and covered civil-rights reviews. - Jewish individuals and communities: Would make antisemitic motivation an explicit consideration when federal officials review claims tied to Jewish identity under listed civil-rights laws. - Federal departments and agencies: Would have to include the IHRA definition in any anti-discrimination training and education materials they provide. - Courts and juries: Would require federal courts to include the IHRA definition in jury instructions for civil or criminal cases involving antisemitism.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Civil rights reviews weigh antisemitism: benefit, low. If enacted, when a civil-rights complaint involves a person’s real or perceived Jewish identity, federal agencies would have to consider antisemitic motive. This would apply under listed laws, such as the Voting Rights Act and parts of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1981, the Equal Educational Opp…
- No new agency powers or speech limits: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would not expand agency enforcement powers or change violation standards. It would not cut any rights under other laws, and it would protect First Amendment rights. These limits would guide how the Act is applied.
- Standard antisemitism definition in courts, training: benefit, low. If enacted, federal courts would include the IHRA 2016 antisemitism definition in jury instructions for cases about antisemitism. Federal agencies would have to use the same definition in anti-discrimination training. The definition includes IHRA’s examples. This could make terms clearer for jurors…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4087 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4087)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4087 (as of 2026-04-21).