118th Congress Education
H.R. 8708: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act
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Summary
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds or participating in federal student aid programs if the IHE carries out diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to certify to the Department of Education (ED) that the IHE (1) does not and will not carry out any program, project, initiative, or other activity that advocates, promotes, or otherwise supports DEI; and (2) does not and will not maintain any office or other entity within the IHE that advocates, promotes, or otherwise supports DEI.
Each IHE that provides the certification must, upon request, make available to ED any information necessary to verify the accuracy of the certification.
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ED must publish regulations to implement and enforce the bill's provisions.
The bill establishes a process through which an IHE may appeal ED's decision to terminate the IHE's financial assistance for failure to comply with the bill's provisions.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- James Baird R-INOriginal
- Laurel Lee R-FLOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Gus Bilirakis.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.