# 119-hr-8445: Stop DEI Act

119-hr-8445, Stop DEI Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8445
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop DEI Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban federal funds for biased colleges: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8445 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8445)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8445 (as of 2026-09-21).