H.R. 8445

Summary

H.R. 8445, the Stop DEI Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 22, 2026 by Rep. Young Kim (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Apr 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8445 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8445 IH: Stop DEI Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8445  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 22, 2026   Mrs. Kim  (for herself,  Mr. Burchett , and  Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in violation of civil rights laws.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop DEI Act  .
2.
Prohibition on considering race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in violation of civil rights laws
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be made available under an applicable program to an institution of higher education that considers race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation’s civil rights laws.
(b)
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Applicable program
The term  applicable program  has the meaning given such term in section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1221 ).
(2)
Institution of higher education
The term  institution of higher education  has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).

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To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in violation of civil rights laws.

Sponsors

Rep. Young Kim (R) sponsors H.R. 8445, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Young Kim

Rep. · R–CA-40 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 22, 2026

Tim Burchett

Rep. · R–TN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 22, 2026 · Original

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 22, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8445 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Apr 22, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8445 has taken 2 actions since Apr 22, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8445 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8445 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Stop DEI Act — Display Title
• To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to schools that consider race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin in violation of civil rights laws. — Official Title as Introduced
• Stop DEI Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8445 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8445’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8445, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. KIM:H.R. 8445.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H3068]

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