[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3499 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3499

 To prohibit affirmative action in Federal Government hiring and other 
               personnel actions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2021

  Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit affirmative action in Federal Government hiring and other 
               personnel actions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Making Excellence Replace Identity 
Traits Act'' or the ``MERIT Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HIRING.

    The Federal Government may not establish, implement, or otherwise 
carry out any hiring practice or program that uses affirmative action 
based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, national origin, or disability as a basis for a personnel 
action with respect to Federal employees or members of the uniformed 
services, and no Federal funds may be provided to any entity (including 
Federal contractors (or subcontractors thereof)) that has in place any 
such practice or program.
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