On December 5th, the 118th Congress passed House Resolution 894.

In their virtue-signaling hurry, the House left a few things out, starting with a definition of the term Semite.  Webster has that definition, and it certainly should have been spelled out for Congress.

The first "Whereas" was inadvertently left out.  Here it is:

Whereas a Semite, is "a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs; a descendant of these peoples, and/or a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language. 

The Resolution includes as the second original Whereas a reference to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of the word antisemitism, which is hatred of Jews.  However, tracking back to the Alliance's website, we find that, in the rush to pass this Resolution, a certain inaccuracy was communicated. In the name of accuracy, the original second Whereas must be rewritten as follows:

Whereas the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's [non-legally binding] working definition of antisemitism is widely accepted and serves as a critical tool to help individuals comprehend and identify the various manifestations of antisemitism;

It is not unusual for Congress to enter information into the record that is wrong, untrue, or misleading.  In fact, some would suggest that this is precisely and primarily the function of Congress.  Right, Liz? No doubt the Warren Commission or the 9-11 Commission could equally defend this most valuable function of our government, that of ordering our illusions to ensure our obedience.  But in authorizing, in the Congressional Record, that which was clearly intended NOT to be legally binding, one wonders if Congress is filled with idiots instead of lawyers.