H.R. 8445

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8445 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8445

To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to 
schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin 
in violation of civil rights laws.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2026

Mrs. Kim (for herself, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce

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A BILL

To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to 
schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin 
in violation of civil rights laws.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop DEI Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING RACE, SEX, ETHNICITY, COLOR, OR 
NATIONAL ORIGIN IN VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds may be made available under an applicable program to an 
institution of higher education that considers race, sex, ethnicity, 
color, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil 
rights laws.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Applicable program.--The term ``applicable program'' 
has the meaning given such term in section 400 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221).
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002).
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