# 119-hr-8511: Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act

119-hr-8511, Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8511
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would end race, ethnicity, and sex-based preferences in federal contracting and procurement.** It would replace many disadvantaged and women-owned set-asides with a single "small business" standard and require agencies to update rules quickly.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Remove disadvantaged references in finance programs: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would remove disadvantaged and women-owned references from Export-Import Bank rules. It would repeal the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 and delete two CARES Act paragraphs. These changes would end some targeted financial support and reporting for those groups.
- Repeal two narrow statutory sections: cost, low. If enacted, this bill would repeal Section 155 of the 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act and section 3021 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The repeals would remove those specific statutory authorities and affect entities that relied on them.
- Changes to DOT and airport contracting: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would lower the Airport Improvement Program written assurance target from 10% to 5%. It would also change DOT law to stop using "minority and disadvantaged business" labels and instead name "small business" and "qualified HUBZone" firms.
- End demographic preferences in contracting: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar agencies from considering race, ethnicity, or sex when awarding federal contracts. It would remove law language that named disadvantaged- and women-owned firms and use a single "small business" standard. Agency heads would have 60 days to submit proposed rule changes…
- Veteran priority for Rescue Plan funds: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would change some American Rescue Plan small-business programs to favor veteran-owned firms instead of woman-owned firms. Veteran-owned small businesses would get priority when applying under those ARPA-funded programs.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8511 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8511)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8511 (as of 2026-09-21).