Equity in Government Act
Sponsored By: Representative Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced
Summary
Requires measurable equity goals across federal agency plans and data systems. The bill makes equity a counted objective in strategic plans, performance goals, and priority goals, and builds new advisory bodies to turn those goals into coordinated action with outside partners.
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- Federal agencies must include at least one equity-related goal or 20 percent of their goals in strategic plans, performance plans, and priority goals to improve service delivery to underserved communities and individuals. Plans must be developed with nongovernmental partners, academic and research groups, State and local governments, and community and advocacy organizations.
- Each agency must create an Agency Equity Advisory Team chaired by the agency head and made of at least 10 senior officials from offices like the Chief Data Officer, civil rights enforcement, counsel, evaluation, and procurement. The bill also adds an Equity Subcommittee to the Performance Improvement Council to share best practices across agencies.
- The Chief Data Officer Council must prioritize equitable data use and form an Equitable Data Working Group that meets at least quarterly and reports on practices. GAO will evaluate the Council's expanded duties within four years and the Council cannot be ended until at least two years after that review.
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Agencies add equity goals and input
Agencies would have to include equity goals in key plans. Each strategic plan, performance plan, and set of priority goals would include at least one equity goal or 20% of goals, whichever is greater. Agencies would include nonprofits, academic partners, State and local governments, and community groups when writing strategic and performance plans. The bill would define “underserved communities” and “underserved individual” for these planning rules. It would also define “State” to include DC, U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian Tribes. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
New equity teams in every agency
Each executive agency would create an Agency Equity Advisory Team. The agency head would chair it, and it would have at least 10 members from at least 10 senior roles, such as counsel, civil rights, policy, CFO, Chief Data Officer, and others. A new Equity Subcommittee of the Performance Improvement Council would help OMB draft guidance, share good practices, work with the Equitable Data Working Group, and seek input from nonprofits, State and local governments, and people who receive services. These changes would start upon enactment.
Stronger equitable data rules across government
The Chief Data Officer Council would add an Equitable Data Working Group. It would meet at least quarterly and send written recommendations to the Council. The Council’s duties would be updated to stress equitable use, access, collection, and policymaking, and to work with researchers, State and local governments, and community groups. Agencies would be required to apply the Council’s recommendations. GAO would report to Congress within 4 years on whether these duties improved equitable data and evaluation, and the Council and the Working Group could not end until 2 years after that report. For these data and performance sections, “State” would include DC, U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian Tribes. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Clyburn
SC • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
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