HR 8706 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

Dismantle DEI Act of 2024

Latest action · Nov 20, 2024 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 12, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2024 to Nov 20, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-NCDan BishopOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 12, 2024
R-INRudy Yakym IIIOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalJun 12, 2024
R-TXLance GoodenJun 13, 2024
R-TXRonny JacksonJun 13, 2024
R-TNScott DesJarlaisJun 13, 2024
R-FLAaron BeanJun 21, 2024
R-TXAugust PflugerJun 21, 2024
R-TXBrian BabinJun 21, 2024
R-NCChuck EdwardsJun 21, 2024
R-FLCory MillsJun 21, 2024
R-TXDan CrenshawJun 21, 2024
R-MOEric BurlisonJun 21, 2024
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanJun 21, 2024
R-MOJason SmithJun 21, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanJun 21, 2024
R-INJim BanksJun 21, 2024
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonJun 21, 2024
R-UTJohn R. CurtisJun 21, 2024
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarJun 21, 2024
R-OKJosh BrecheenJun 21, 2024
R-SCRalph NormanJun 21, 2024
R-TNTim BurchettJun 21, 2024
R-TXTony GonzalesJun 21, 2024
R-ALDale W. StrongJun 25, 2024
R-COLauren BoebertJun 25, 2024
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneJun 25, 2024
R-FLMichael WaltzJun 25, 2024
R-FLNeal P. DunnJun 25, 2024
R-SCRussell FryJun 25, 2024
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJun 25, 2024
R-UTBurgess OwensJun 26, 2024
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJun 26, 2024
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVJun 26, 2024
R-VABen ClineJun 27, 2024
R-NCDavid RouzerJun 27, 2024
R-AZElijah CraneJun 27, 2024
R-INErin HouchinJun 27, 2024
R-MNMichelle FischbachJun 27, 2024
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupJul 2, 2024
R-TNDavid KustoffJul 2, 2024
R-TXRoger WilliamsJul 2, 2024
R-WIScott FitzgeraldJul 2, 2024
R-MNTom EmmerJul 2, 2024
R-VABob GoodJul 8, 2024
R-ILMike BostJul 8, 2024
R-ALGary J. PalmerJul 9, 2024
R-NEMike FloodJul 9, 2024
R-TNJohn W. RoseJul 15, 2024
R-TXChip RoyJul 22, 2024
R-MDAndy HarrisJul 23, 2024
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeJul 24, 2024
R-WIBryan SteilAug 27, 2024
R-MILisa C. McClainSep 16, 2024
R-MSMichael GuestSep 16, 2024
R-FLLaurel M. LeeSep 18, 2024
R-TXPat FallonSep 20, 2024
R-WIGlenn GrothmanSep 23, 2024
R-AZPaul A. GosarSep 23, 2024
R-MNBrad FinstadNov 14, 2024
R-NCRichard HudsonNov 20, 2024
R-KSRon EstesNov 20, 2024

Committees 9

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024Markup Nov 20, 2024
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2024

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 20, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. Nov 20, 2024Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
  3. Jun 12, 2024Introduced in House
  4. Jun 12, 2024Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this bill is eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion iniatives within the federal government.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 99, June 12, 2024, page H3975.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure equal protection of the law, to prevent racism in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Dismantle DEI Act of 2024

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2024Introduced in House

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