Republican Bill Would Block DEI at Federal Agencies, Contractors

Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies would be eliminated from all federal agencies and contracts under sweeping new Republican-sponsored legislation that’s unlikely to pass in a politically-divided Congress.

The proposal, which Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and JD Vance (R-Ohio) introduced Thursday as The Dismantle DEI Act, is the latest volley in conservative policymakers’ and advocates’ wide-ranging war against DEI efforts both in government and corporate America.

The legislation would rescind executive orders, terminate chief diversity officers, bar critical race theory training and mandatory employee DEI pledges, and revoke DEI funding for federal agencies including the Defense Department and the Department ...