# 119-hr-8379: Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act

119-hr-8379, Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8379
- Congress: 119
- Title: Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Blocks federal funding for DEI training in federal hiring and employment.** It forbids requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion training for appointment or continued employment in the federal civil service and restricts agencies from creating, buying, or distributing DEI-related courses. - Federal employees: Cannot be required to take DEI or critical-theory-related training to get or keep a federal job. - Agencies and managers: May not use federal funds to develop, implement, plan, purchase, or distribute training about DEI, critical race or gender theory, intersectionality, sexual orientation, gender identity, or claims that systemic racism is embedded in laws and institutions. - Training vendors and contractors: Federal purchases or contracts for DEI-related courses would be barred, narrowing the market for those services. - Workplace protection: Common, customary hiring and employment practices that prevent sexual harassment remain allowed.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits diversity training for federal employees: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar federal agencies from using Federal funds to create, buy, plan, or give certain trainings to federal employees. Covered topics would include diversity, equity, and inclusion as the bill defines it, critical race and gender theory, intersectionality, and sexual orienta…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-3089: More Paid Leave for More Americans Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-4154: Employee Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8379 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8379)

## Related
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-3089: More Paid Leave for More Americans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3089)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-4154: Employee Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4154)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8379 (as of 2026-09-21).