3.0.0 1282 2026-04-06T12:43:10Z 2026-04-06T12:43:10Z House H HR 2025-02-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1282 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 1282.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I[Page H710]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-13T14:04:00Z 2025-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 N B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2025-02-13 True B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2025-10-28 False Education Government lending and loan guarantees 2026-04-06T12:42:55Z Higher education 2026-04-06T12:42:41Z Racial and ethnic relations 2026-04-06T12:43:05Z School administration 2026-04-06T12:42:59Z Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination 2026-04-06T12:43:10Z Student aid and college costs 2026-04-06T12:42:49Z Education 2025-03-17T15:49:05Z 00 2025-02-13 Introduced in House 2025-07-30T20:22:20Z 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.

]]> Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act Display Title 45 Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act 2025-03-14T09:23:21Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act 2025-03-14T09:23:19Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To prohibit Federal funding for institutions of higher education that carry out diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and for other purposes. 2025-03-14T09:18:21Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1282ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1282ih.xml 2025-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.