Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act adds a Higher Education Act funding condition. An institution of higher education cannot receive funds or other financial assistance under any federal program, including participation in federally funded or guaranteed student loan programs, unless it certifies to the Secretary of Education that it does not and will not carry out any program, project, initiative, or activity whose primary purpose is to advocate, promote, or support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and that it does not and will not maintain any DEI office or entity. Certified institutions must provide requested information so the Secretary can verify accuracy. The Secretary must publish implementing and enforcement regulations and may terminate financial assistance after determining a violation.
Who Benefits and How
DEI opponents benefit because federal funding leverage is used to remove DEI programs and offices from colleges. Students and faculty who object to DEI initiatives benefit if institutions end those programs to preserve federal aid access. Education Department enforcement staff benefit from certification, information-request, and regulation authority. Institutions willing to eliminate DEI offices benefit by remaining eligible for federal funding and student loan participation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Colleges with DEI programs must choose between ending those activities or risking federal financial assistance. DEI office staff face job loss or reassignment if institutions close offices to certify compliance. Students who rely on DEI support services may lose campus programs focused on inclusion, access, or belonging. College compliance offices must certify, provide records on request, and monitor program purposes under federal regulations.
Key Provisions
- Conditions all federal higher education funding on certification that an institution does not operate DEI programs.
- Bars federally backed student loan participation for institutions that maintain covered DEI offices or entities.
- Requires institutions to provide information needed to verify certification accuracy.
- Requires the Secretary of Education to publish regulations to implement and enforce the prohibition.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Makes colleges ineligible for federal funds, federal financial assistance, and federally backed student loans unless they certify they do not run or maintain DEI programs or offices.
Key Policy Areas
Higher Education, Civil Rights, Federal Funding
Primary Purpose
Makes colleges ineligible for federal funds, federal financial assistance, and federally backed student loans unless they certify they do not run or maintain DEI programs or offices.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- DEI opponents
- Students objecting to DEI
- Education Department enforcement staff
- Compliant institutions
Identified Costs
- Colleges with DEI programs
- DEI office staff
- Students using DEI services
- College compliance offices
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Baird) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Colleges with DEI programs, DEI office staff, Students objecting to DEI
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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