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119-hr-8445119th CongressWALLET

Stop DEI Act

Sponsored By: Representative Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

Introduced

Summary

Would bar federal education funds to colleges and universities that use race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil-rights laws. It would condition federal higher-education funding on that prohibition and ties the rule to existing civil-rights enforcement rather than creating new funding programs or procedures.

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  • Institutions defined under the Higher Education Act would be subject to the funding condition, so colleges and universities that meet that statutory definition are directly affected.
  • The restriction applies to "applicable programs" as defined in section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221), so it reaches federal education funding covered by that statute.
  • Compliance would be measured under existing civil-rights law and the bill links noncompliance to withholding of funds under the covered programs rather than setting up new adjudication rules.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Ban federal funds for biased colleges

If enacted, the bill would bar federal education funds under an "applicable program" to any college or university that considers race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in ways that violate federal civil rights laws. It would use the existing legal meanings of "applicable program" (20 U.S.C. 1221) and "institution of higher education" (20 U.S.C. 1002). The bill would operate notwithstanding other law and would not create new funding, enforcement steps, or appeal procedures. If a school is found to violate these rules, it would lose covered federal grants, contracts, or other funding and students at that school would see changes to financial aid, programs, or services.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

CA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 4/22/2026

  • Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/22/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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