Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 prohibits all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices throughout the federal government, federal contractors, grant recipients, and federally-regulated financial institutions. It defines certain DEI training and practices as a form of discrimination under the Civil Rights Act, rescinds multiple Biden-era executive orders on equity and inclusion, and requires the closure of all federal DEI offices within 90 days.
Who Benefits and How
Federal employees who object to mandatory DEI training gain explicit legal protections against adverse personnel actions for refusing to participate. Federal contractors and financial institutions that do not have DEI programs benefit from reduced compliance requirements and may gain competitive advantages. Religious colleges and universities benefit from provisions preventing accreditors from requiring DEI standards or discriminating based on religious mission. Plaintiffs attorneys gain new business opportunities through a private right of action with potential damages of 1000 dollars per violation per day.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal DEI office employees face job losses as the bill mandates closure of all DEI-related offices, explicitly prohibits reassignment, and requires reductions in force. Chief Diversity Officers across all federal agencies lose their positions. DEI training providers and consultants lose a significant revenue stream as the federal government, contractors, and grant recipients can no longer use federal funds for such services. Higher education institutions and nonprofits receiving federal grants must certify they do not use federal funds for DEI programs, requiring administrative restructuring. Accrediting agencies must revise their standards to remove any DEI-related requirements.
Key Provisions
- Defines prohibited DEI practice in new Title XII of the Civil Rights Act as discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin, including mandatory training asserting group superiority or inferiority
- Rescinds six executive orders and two national security memoranda related to equity, gender identity, and federal workforce diversity
- Prohibits use of any federal funds for DEI offices, Chief Diversity Officers, equity teams, affinity groups, or DEI training across all federal agencies
- Requires grant and cooperative agreement terms prohibiting use of federal funds for DEI activities (exempts HBCUs, EEO offices, and ADA compliance)
- Repeals Dodd-Frank Section 342 requiring diversity offices at financial regulators and prohibits SEC, CFPB, and other regulators from requiring DEI practices
- Creates private right of action allowing any person to sue for violations with minimum damages of 1000 dollars per day per violation plus attorney fees
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices across the federal government, federal contractors, grant recipients, and regulated financial institutions by defining such practices as discrimination, rescinding related executive orders, closing DEI offices, and establishing civil enforcement mechanisms.
Who Benefits
- Federal employees who object to DEI training
- Federal contractors who can avoid DEI compliance costs
- Religious institutions of higher education
Who Bears Costs
- Federal DEI office employees (face layoffs)
- DEI training providers and consultants
- Chief Diversity Officers across federal agencies
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Federal Employment, Government Contracting, Higher Education, Financial Regulation, Defense, Federal Administration
Primary Purpose
Prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices across the federal government, federal contractors, grant recipients, and regulated financial institutions by defining such practices as discrimination, rescinding related executive orders, closing DEI offices, and establishing civil enforcement mechanisms.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Amend multiple existing statutes (Civil Rights Act, Title 5 USC, Title 10 USC, Title 31 USC, Title 40 USC, Title 41 USC) to create comprehensive prohibition on DEI practices, with rescission of executive orders and private enforcement mechanisms"
Identified Gains
- Federal employees who object to DEI training
- Federal contractors who can avoid DEI compliance costs
- Religious institutions of higher education
- Opponents of diversity-focused hiring practices
Identified Costs
- Federal DEI office employees (face layoffs)
- DEI training providers and consultants
- Chief Diversity Officers across federal agencies
- Organizations that receive federal grants with DEI programs
- Accreditation agencies with diversity standards
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cloud (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Moolenaar, …
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Chief Diversity Officers across federal agencies, Department of Education DEI programs, Equal Employment Opportunity offices
Positive-direction: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal agencies with equity programs, Federal employees opposed to mandatory DEI training, Federal employees who refuse DEI training
Negative-direction: Chief Diversity Officers across federal agencies, Department of Education DEI programs, Federal DEI office employees, Federal advisory committee members and staff, Federal advisory committees, Federal agency DEI offices and staff, Federal agency HR and management, Federal agency heads, Federal equity and DEIA program employees, Federal program administrators, Federal workforce training programs, General Services Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management DEIA staff
Higher education accrediting agencies, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Religious colleges and universities
Positive-direction: Religious colleges and universities, Universities with DEI-focused accreditation standards
Negative-direction: Higher education accrediting agencies, Universities and nonprofits receiving federal grants with DEI programs
Federal cooperative agreement parties, Federal grant recipients, Parties to federal cooperative agreements
DEI and critical theory training providers, DEI training providers and consultants, DEI training providers to federal government
Federal contractors with DEI programs, Federal contractors with DEI programs funded by federal dollars, Federal contractors without DEI programs
Positive-direction: Federal contractors without DEI programs, Federal contractors without DEI requirements
Negative-direction: Federal contractors with DEI programs, Federal contractors with DEI programs funded by federal dollars
Diversity offices at financial regulatory agencies, Federal financial regulators, Financial regulatory agencies (SEC, CFPB, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, FHFA)
Positive-direction: Financial regulatory agencies (SEC, CFPB, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, FHFA)
Negative-direction: Diversity offices at financial regulatory agencies, Federal financial regulators
Banks and financial institutions, FINRA and securities firms
Plaintiffs attorneys and anti-DEI litigants, Plaintiffs challenging DEI practices
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "agency_head"
- → Head of each Federal agency
- "the_director_omb"
- → Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- "the_director_opm"
- → Director of the Office of Personnel Management
- "the_office"
- → Office of Personnel Management
- "federal_contractor"
- → Federal contractor or subcontractor
- "agency_head"
- → Head of an executive agency
- "grant_recipient"
- → Grant recipient or party to cooperative agreement
- "agency_head"
- → Head of each agency
- "inspector_general"
- → Inspector General for each agency
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of General Services Administration
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "federal_functional_regulator"
- → Federal functional regulators (SEC, CFPB, etc.)
- "national_securities_association"
- → National securities associations (e.g., FINRA)
- "any_person"
- → Any person (private right of action)
Note: 'The Secretary' in Title VI refers to Secretary of Education, while 'Federal functional regulator' in Title VII encompasses multiple agency heads including SEC, CFPB, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, and FHFA
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Means (1) discriminating for or against any person on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin; (2) requiring training or coursework 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; or (3) requiring signing of or assent to statements or codes of conduct asserting such claims.
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