Sponsor
Cory Mills
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill centralizes and enforces a federal ban on DEI/DEIA practices to create uniform rules and reduce overlapping spending, but does so at the risk of displacing workers and contractors, weakening protections and outreach for marginalized groups, and creating legal and compliance challenges.
Federal employees and government contractors will be subject to clearer, uniform rules banning the use of DEI/DEIA factors in hiring, contracting, and grants within 60 days, creating one consistent federal standard.
Taxpayers and agencies may see reduced duplicative DEI-related spending because OMB/OPM/DOJ central coordination aims to streamline oversight and eliminate overlapping programs.
Federal agencies and nonprofits will face monthly White House-level monitoring, increasing accountability and providing a formal process to track compliance and barriers.
Racial and ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities may lose enforcement and consideration of policies addressing systemic discrimination, reducing their access to job and program opportunities.
Federal employees who relied on DEI/DEIA policies could lose positions, programs, or career pathways due to terminations or policy rollbacks.
Grantees and contractors (including nonprofits) that provided DEI training or programs risk losing federal funding and contracts, causing revenue loss and program cuts.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires federal agencies to terminate DEI/DEIA offices, programs, policies, contracts, and grants and report inventories and impacts within 60 days, with monthly White House monitoring.
Official title: To enact into law the executive order relating to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Cory Mills · Last progress January 28, 2025
Requires OMB, assisted by the Attorney General and OPM, to coordinate termination of all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI/DEIA) mandates, programs, offices, positions, contracts, grants, and related activities. Agency heads must, within 60 days of enactment and in consultation with DOJ/OMB/OPM, terminate DEI offices and requirements to the maximum extent allowed by law, submit inventories of DEI offices/contractors/grantees, and direct deputy heads to assess operational impacts and costs; White House-level monthly meetings will monitor progress and barriers. The bill includes a severability clause.