HR8379-119

In Committee

Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 20, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act or the FIRE Act and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. It relies on compliance mandates and definition changes. The main policy areas are Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act or the FIRE Act.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act or the FIRE Act and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.

Key Policy Areas

Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act or the FIRE Act and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.

Policy Domains

Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 20, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Apr 20, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 20, 2026

Ms. Letlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"diversity, equity, and inclusion" §H7CEB2506D3CA422C884266607AAD4818

any practice, training, statement, or principle that asserts— a particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin is inherently or systemically superior or inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or privileged or unprivileged

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