119TH CONGRESS2D SESSION

H. R. 8445

A BILL

To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in violation of civil rights laws.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Stop DEI Act.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING RACE, SEX, ETHNICITY, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IN VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.

(a)
In general—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be made available under an applicable program to an institution of higher education that considers race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation’s civil rights laws.
(b)
Definitions—
In this Act:
1. (1)
  Applicable program—
  The term applicable program has the meaning given such term in section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221).
2. (2)
  Institution of higher education—
  The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).