Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
The bill bars any institution of higher education from receiving federal funds or participating in federal student loan programs unless it certifies it does not carry out programs whose primary purpose is to advocate, promote, or support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and does not maintain offices that do so. Institutions must provide information to the Secretary for verification, comply with implementing regulations, and may appeal terminations of federal assistance to an administrative law judge.
Progressives emphasize harm to marginalized students and civil-rights rollback
Content is highly ideological and likely to split lawmakers; could pass on disciplined majority but contentious on floor and in committee.
The bill bars any institution of higher education from receiving federal funds or participating in federal student loan programs unless it certifies it does not carry out programs whose primary purpose is to advocate, promote, or support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and does not maintain offices that do so.
Institutions must provide information to the Secretary for verification, comply with implementing regulations, and may appeal terminations of federal assistance to an administrative law judge.
The bill defines DEI as classifying individuals by race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation and affording differential or preferential treatment on that basis.
Sweeping, high-conflict federal funding restriction with major legal and political exposure; low probability absent strong chamber alignment and litigation avoidance.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives emphasize harm to marginalized students and civil-rights rollback
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize harm to marginalized students and civil-rights rollback
Strong opposition.
The bill is likely viewed as a targeted rollback of institutional efforts to support historically marginalized students and staff.
It is seen as risking campus diversity, equity, and civil-rights–related programming and supports legal challenges and public protest.
Mixed to somewhat opposed.
A centrist will recognize concerns about politicized programming and fiscal accountability but worry about broad federal conditioning of funds and unintended consequences.
They will seek clearer definitions, legal vetting, and narrowly tailored exceptions.
Generally supportive.
Seen as a necessary step to stop taxpayer funding of DEI programs judged ideological and to protect viewpoint neutrality and merit-based policies.
Supporters expect it to curb what they view as preferential treatment tied to identity categories.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Sweeping, high-conflict federal funding restriction with major legal and political exposure; low probability absent strong chamber alignment and litigation avoidance.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize harm to marginalized students and civil-rights rollback
Sweeping, high-conflict federal funding restriction with major legal and political exposure; low probability absent strong chamber alignmen…
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