As antisemitism continues to sweep across American universities nationwide, two Republican senators have joined forces to introduce a new bill to combat this deadly plague.

Sens. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Rick Scott (R., Fla.) unveiled the “Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act” on Tuesday, seeking to expand protections for Jewish students under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“Colleges and universities claim to value diversity and inclusion but have failed to address dangerous antisemitic incidents that have been plaguing campuses for the past year,” Rubio said in a statement.

“Jewish students deserve to be safe, and any college or university in this nation that’s enabling antisemitism on campus and leaving students terrified for their safety must be held accountable,” Scott added. “Colleges and universities must reject all forms of hate and prejudice and hold those accountable who are complicit in the rise of antisemitism we are seeing on college campuses across the country.”

The bill would codify into law elements of a 2019 executive order issued by former President Donald Trump, which the Biden administration has been painfully slow to implement. It would impose escalating penalties on universities that repeatedly ignore antisemitism and empower the Department of Education to monitor private lawsuits filed by Jewish students against their schools.

A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reveals a staggering 41% increase in antisemitism on campuses, including assaults, vandalism, and harassment. Together, Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Michigan account for 16% of incidents reported. Shockingly, 1,418 anti-Israel demonstrations were held at 360 campuses in 46 states last year and are picking up right where they left off this semester.

In one incident at Yale University, a protester displayed a sign depicting a shirtless Joe Biden cradling and breastfeeding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is drinking drops of blood from daollar signs on Biden’s bosom. Some other “highlights” from the 2023-2024 school year include Jewish students getting jumped in Columbia’s Butler Library, a pro-Hamas hothead spitting on a Jewish kid at UC Berkeley, and Harvard professors sharing an antisemitic cartoon without facing any consequences.

Despite the clear need for immediate action, similar brave GOP efforts have faced opposition from Democrats. In July, Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted against the University Accountability Act, which would have imposed tax penalties on schools failing to address antisemitism.