Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) announced on Friday that he plans to introduce a bill that would allow the Department of Education to impose a “third-party antisemitism monitor” for any institution of higher education that receives federal funding. Torres coined the legislation the College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability Act, or the COLUMBIA Act.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosted a press conference on Wednesday afternoon on Low Steps next to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.), and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) joined Foxx and Johnson in calling for University President Minouche Shafik’s resignation.

University President Minouche Shafik announced a midnight deadline to reach an agreement amid ongoing negotiations with student organizers involved in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” before consideration of “alternative options for clearing the West Lawn and restoring calm to campus so that students can complete the term and graduate.”

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued a letter on Sunday to University President Minouche Shafik and board of trustees co-chairs Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, and David Greenwald, Law ’83, writing that she is “gravely concerned by the ongoing chaos at Columbia University.”

Columbia/Barnard Hillel and Chabad at Columbia both sent mass emails on Sunday morning, expressing support for the Jewish community.

Editor’s note: This is an abbreviated version of a previous article that provided live updates during the congressional hearing. Read the live updates here.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued a statement on Sunday calling on University President Minouche Shafik to resign immediately and the board of trustees to appoint someone “who will protect Jewish students and enforce school policies.”

Columbia College Dean Josef Sorett sent an email to students on Thursday evening, eight hours after the New York Police Department arrested over 108 demonstrators who took part in a 34-hour encampment on the South Lawn.

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued a statement on Thursday about the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” that “plunged Columbia’s campus into chaos and endangered its students.”