Contents of Our Character Act of 2021

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3249 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3249

 To codify the policy of Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating 
          race and sex stereotyping), and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2021

 Mr. Hice of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Norman, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Bishop 
 of North Carolina, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Babin, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
  LaMalfa, Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; 
      which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To codify the policy of Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating 
          race and sex stereotyping), 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 ``Contents of Our Character Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDING LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be used by any Federal 
official or agency to adopt, fund, require, or promote any policy, 
activity or entity that promotes employee training or educational 
programs or activities that promote race or sex stereotyping or 
scapegoating.
    (b) Race or Sex Stereotyping or Scapegoating Defined.--For the 
purposes of this Act, the term ``race or sex stereotyping or 
scapegoating'' consists of the following list of prohibited divisive 
concepts:
            (1) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race 
        or sex.
            (2) The United States is fundamentally racist or sexist.
            (3) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is 
        inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously 
        or unconsciously.
            (4) An individual should be discriminated against or 
        receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or 
        her race or sex.
            (5) Members of one race or sex cannot and should not 
        attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex.
            (6) An individual's moral character is necessarily 
        determined by his or her race or sex.
            (7) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, 
        bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other 
        members of the same race or sex.
            (8) Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, 
        or any other form of psychological distress on account of his 
        or her race or sex.
            (9) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are 
        racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to 
        oppress another.
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