119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 13, 2025
Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act
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Latest action (Feb 13, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 13, 2025)
Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act
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.
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Government lending and loan guarantees · Higher education · Racial and ethnic relations · School administration · Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination · Student aid and college costs
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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$203,894
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act S. 1845: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025 H.R. 2617: Say No To Ind…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Education
$223,727
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act S. 1845: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025 H.R. 2617: Say No To Ind…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Education
$174,259
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act S. 1845: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025 H.R. 2617: Say No To Ind…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Education
$216,181
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act S. 1845: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025 H.R. 2617: Say No To Ind…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Education
$155,588
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act S. 1845: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025 H.R. 2617: Say No To Ind…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 16, 2025 · issue area: Education
$203,964
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act H.R. 1845: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025 H.R. 2617: Say No To I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Education
$193,906
Spent on own lobbying
…ion program or activity may be in use only by individuals of the same sex as determined solely on each individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. H.R. 1282: Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act H.R. 1810; S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing