3.0.0 968 2023-01-11T13:47:34Z 2023-01-11T13:47:34Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T15:46:27Z Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act of 2021 117 3134 HR 2021-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2021-03-25 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2021-05-26 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2021-07-21 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2021-07-29 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-07-29 False 2021-07-30 W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2021-07-30 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2021-07-30 False S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2021-07-30 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-08-03 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2021-08-03 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2021-08-05 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2021-09-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Constitution and constitutional amendments Higher education Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Racial and ethnic relations Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-05T19:58:24Z Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the Armed Forces and academic institutions of the Department of Defense from promoting specified anti-American and racist theories (e.g., that any race is inherently superior or inferior to any other race).

Specifically, the bill prohibits

  • including anti-American and racist theories or materials in curricula, reading lists, seminars, workshops, trainings, or other educational or professional settings in a manner that could appear as sponsorship, approval, or endorsement;
  • contracting with, hiring, or otherwise engaging speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons for the purpose of advocating anti-American and racist theories;
  • compelling members of the Armed Forces to affirm or profess belief in anti-American and racist theories; and
  • segregating members of the Armed Forces by race in any setting, including educational and training sessions.
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