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[H.R. 5474 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5474
To ensure equal protection of the law and prevent racism in the
Government of the District of Columbia by prohibiting the Government of
the District of Columbia from engaging in certain diversity, equity, or
inclusion practices or conducting racial equity training, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 18, 2025
Ms. Mace (for herself, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Moore of Alabama)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To ensure equal protection of the law and prevent racism in the
Government of the District of Columbia by prohibiting the Government of
the District of Columbia from engaging in certain diversity, equity, or
inclusion practices or conducting racial equity training, 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 ``No Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
in the District of Columbia Act'' or the ``No DEI in DC Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, OR INCLUSION PRACTICES.
(a) In General.--The Government of the District of Columbia may not
engage in any prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice.
(b) Funding Prohibition.--None of the funds available for
obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under
any authority may be used to fund, directly or indirectly, any
prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice, or any entity
which engages in any prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion
practice.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``prohibited diversity,
equity, or inclusion practice'' means--
(1) discriminating for or against any person on the basis
of race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or
national origin;
(2) requiring as a condition of employment, as a condition
for promotion or advancement, or as a condition for speaking,
making a presentation, or submitting written materials, that an
employee undergo training, education, or coursework, or other
pedagogy, that asserts that a particular race, color,
ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin is
inherently or systemically superior or inferior, oppressive or
oppressed, or privileged or unprivileged;
(3) requiring as a condition of employment, as a condition
for promotion or advancement, or as a condition for speaking,
making a presentation, or submitting written materials, the
signing of or assent to a statement, code of conduct, work
program, or plan, or similar device that requires assent by the
employee that a particular race, color, ethnicity, religion,
biological sex, or national origin is inherently or
systemically superior or inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or
privileged or unprivileged;
(4) taking or failing to take, or threatening to take or
fail to take, any personnel action against any employee or
applicant for employment because of the failure of the employee
or applicant to--
(A) complete training with respect to diversity,
equity, or inclusion, critical theory (relating to
race, gender, or otherwise), intersectionality, sexual
orientation or gender identity, or any substantially
similar theory or policy;
(B) complete training that asserts or requires
trainees to assert that a particular race, color,
ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin
is inherently or systemically superior or inferior,
oppressive or oppressed, or privileged or unprivileged;
(C) sign or assent to (which may be by executing or
acknowledging) a statement, code of conduct, work
program, plan, or similar device with respect to
diversity, equity, and inclusion, critical theory
(relating to race, gender, or otherwise),
intersectionality, sexual orientation or gender
identity, or any substantially similar theory or
policy;
(D) sign or assent to (which may be by executing or
acknowledging) a statement, code of conduct, work
program, plan, or similar device that asserts or
requires assent by the employee or applicant that a
particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological
sex, or national origin is inherently or systemically
superior or inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or
privileged or unprivileged;
(E) take any other action that would require the
treatment of any individual advantageously or
disadvantageously on the basis of that individual's
race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or
national origin; or
(F) limit, segregate, or classify employees or
applicants for employment in any way that would deprive
or tend to deprive any individual of an employment
opportunity, or otherwise adversely affect the status
of the individual as an employee, because of the race,
color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national
origin of the individual;
(5) maintaining an office, commission, bureau, division, or
other organization to further promote or enforce any activity
described in paragraphs (1) through (4); or
(6) retaining or employing a consultant or advisor to
further promote or enforce any activity described in paragraphs
(1) through (4).
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON DEI TRAINING.
(a) Prohibition on Implementing DEI Training.--No training program
or plan may be developed, implemented, distributed, published,
established, or purchased by the Government of the District of
Columbia--
(1) with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion,
critical theory (relating to race, gender, or otherwise),
intersectionality, sexual orientation or gender identity, or
any substantially similar theory or policy; or
(2) that asserts or requires the trainees to assert that a
particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or
national origin is inherently or systemically superior or
inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or privileged or
unprivileged.
(b) Prohibition on Requiring DEI Training.--No employee of the
Government of the District of Columbia may be required to complete
training under a program or plan established under this section--
(1) with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion,
critical theory (relating to race, gender, or otherwise),
intersectionality, sexual orientation or gender identity, or
any substantially similar theory or policy; or
(2) that asserts or requires the trainees to assert that a
particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or
national origin is inherently or systemically superior or
inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or privileged or
unprivileged.
(c) Prohibition on Funding DEI Training.--None of the funds
available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia
government under any authority may be used for the purposes of
developing, implementing, distributing, publishing or purchasing a
training course--
(1) relating to--
(A) diversity, equity, inclusion, and
accessibility;
(B) a critical theory (relating to race, gender, or
otherwise); or
(C) intersectionality, sexual orientation, or
gender identity; or
(2) that asserts or requires trainees to assert that a
particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or
national origin is inherently or systemically superior,
inferior, oppressive, oppressed, privileged, or unprivileged.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAW.
(a) Repeal of Laws Relating to Management of District of Columbia
Government Employee Pensions.--
(1) Definition of diverse emerging fund manager.--Section
102(2B) of the Police Officers, Fire Fighters and Teachers
Retirement Benefit Replacement Plan Act of 1998 (sec. 1-
901.02(2B), D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(2) Diverse emerging fund manager reporting requirement for
district of columbia retirement board.--Section 142(b)(15) of
such Act (sec. 1-909.02(b)(15), D.C. Official Code) is hereby
repealed.
(b) Repeal of Laws Relating to Organization and Administration of
District of Columbia Government.--
(1) Small and local business enterprise development and
assistance.--
(A) Definitions.--Section 2302 of the Small, Local,
and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Development and
Assistance Act of 2005 (sec. 2-218.02, D.C. Official
Code) is amended by striking paragraphs (1F), (5),
(5A), (7), and (8A).
(B) Disadvantaged business enterprises.--Section
2333 of such Act (sec. 2-218.33, D.C. Official Code) is
hereby repealed.
(C) Equity impact enterprises.--Part D-i of such
Act (sec. 2-218.77, D.C. Official Code) is hereby
repealed.
(2) Diversity requirement in solicitation of construction
contracts.--Section 606(b) of the Procurement Practices Reform
Act of 2010 (sec. 2-356.06(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and Equity
Impact Enterprises; and'' and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (7).
(3) Latino community office.--The District of Columbia
Latino Community Development Act (sec. 2-1301 et seq., D.C.
Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(4) Office on asian and pacific islander affairs.--The
Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Establishment Act
of 2001 (sec. 2-1371 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is hereby
repealed.
(5) Office of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and
questioning affairs.--The Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender Affairs Act of 2005 (sec. 2-1381 et seq., D.C.
Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(6) Office and commission on african-american affairs.--The
Office and Commission on African Affairs Act of 2006 (sec. 2-
1391 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(7) Racial equity training in office of human rights.--
Section 206b of the Office of Human Rights Establishment Act of
1999 (section 2-1411.05b, D.C. Official Code) is hereby
repealed.
(8) Office of racial equity and commission on racial
equality, social justice and economic inclusion.--The Racial
Equity Achieves Results (REACH) Amendment Act of 2020 (sec. 2-
1471.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(c) Laws Relating to District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.--
(1) Commission for women.--The District of Columbia
Commission for Women Act of 1978 (sec. 3-701 et seq., D.C.
Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(2) Focus on lgbtq patients in continuing education
requirements for licenses issued by health occupations
boards.--Section 510(b) of the Health Occupations Revision Act
of 1985 (sec. 3-1205.10(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking paragraph (5).
(3) Commission on reparations.--The Insurance Database
Amendment Act of 2024 (sec. 3-1461 et seq., D.C. Official Code)
is hereby repealed.
(d) Laws Relating to Public Care Systems.--
(1) Priority for grants made by office of victim services
and justice grants.--Section 3022(b)(2) of the Office of Victim
Services and Justice Grants Transparency Act of 2022 (sec. 4-
571.01(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii);
and
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking clause (ii).
(2) Homeless services reform act of 2005.--
(A) Service needs of lgbtq youth.--Section 5 of
such Act (sec. 4-752.02, D.C. Official Code) is
amended--
(i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``and
the number of LGBTQ homeless youth in the
District''; and
(ii) by striking subsection (b-1).
(B) Continuum of care for lgbtq youth.--Section
7(b) of such Act (sec. 4-753.01(b), D.C. Official Code)
is amended by striking paragraph (6).
(C) Shelter intake policies for lgbtq
individuals.--Section 8(c) of such Act (sec. 4-
753.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(i) by striking paragraph (1B); and
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``age,
and whether an individual is an LGBTQ homeless
youth,'' and inserting ``and age,''.
(D) Training standards relating to lgbtq youth.--
Section 12a of such Act (sec. 4-754.21a, D.C. Official
Code) is amended--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``with regard to the LGBTQ
population''; and
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) through
(4).
(E) Standards for providers of services to lgbtq
youth.--Section 16a of such Act (sec. 4-754.25a, D.C.
Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(F) Transfer of clients.--Section 20(a) of such Act
(sec. 4-754.34(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(G) Staff of shelter monitoring units.--Section 27d
of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 (sec. 4-
754.54, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(i) in subsection (b), by striking ``, and
in sensitivity to the diversity of persons who
are homeless in the District''; and
(ii) by striking subsection (c).
(H) Minimum number of beds for lgbtq youth.--
Section 28 of such Act (sec. 4-755.01, D.C. Official
Code) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(3) Board of directors of child abuse and neglect
prevention children's trust fund.--Section 4(a) of the Child
Abuse and Neglect Prevention Children's Trust Fund Act of 1993
(sec. 4-1341.03(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
``and shall reflect a diversity of gender and ethnicity''.
(e) Laws Relating to Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and
Forensic Services.--
(1) Community representatives on police officers standards
and training board.--Section 204(b)(9)(D) of the Omnibus Police
Reform Amendment Act of 2000 (sec. 5-107.03(b)(9)(D), D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ``or LGBTQ social
services, policy, or advocacy''.
(2) Preventing white supremacy in policing.--Subtitle R of
title I of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform
Amendment Act of 2022 (sec. 5-123.31 et seq., D.C. Official
Code), is hereby repealed.
(f) Laws Relating to Housing and Building Restrictions and
Regulations.--
(1) Local rent supplement program.--Section 26c(f) of the
District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 (sec. 6-
228(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking paragraph
(2).
(2) Community development objectives.--Section 2(c)(6) of
the District of Columbia Community Development Act of 1975
(sec. 6-1001(c)(6), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
``diversity and''.
(g) Laws Relating to Human Health Care and Safety.--
(1) Treatment of lgbtq seniors under older americans act.--
Section 309 of the District of Columbia Act on the Aging (sec.
7-503.09, D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(2) Report on health of lgbtq community.--Section 4902a of
the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001
(sec. 7-731.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (a);
(B) by striking subsection (b); and
(C) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (c).
(3) Commission on health equity.--The Commission on Health
Equity Amendment Act of 2016 (sec. 7-756.01 et seq., D. C.
Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(4) Perinatal mental health task force.--Section 5042(a)(9)
of the Perinatal Mental Health Task Force Establishment Act of
2022 (sec. 7-1234.02(a)(9), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking ``, encompassing the ability to serve the diversity of
perinatal experiences of unique populations, including Black
birthing people, Hispanic birthing people, pregnant and
postpartum people of color, perinatal immigrant populations,
adolescents who are pregnant and parenting, LGBTQIA+ birthing
people, child welfare involved birthing people, disabled,
justice involved, incarcerated, and homeless birthing people,
and their non-birthing partners''.
(5) Certification of drug treatment providers.--Section 10
of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000 (sec. 7-3009, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(h) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions.--Section 109d of the
District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 (sec.
8-151.09d, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (d).
(i) Commemoration Task Force.--The Commemoration Task Force Act of
2020 (sec. 9-251 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.
(j) Laws Relating to Educational Institutions.--
(1) Expansion to universal pre-k.--Section 301(d)(2) of the
Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008 (sec. 38-
273.01(d)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
(2) Title ix athletic equity.--
(A) Nondiscrimination.--Section 3 of the Title IX
Athletic Equity Act of 2015 (sec. 38-841.02, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ``sex, gender, or
gender identity'' and inserting ``sex''.
(B) Repeal of certain reporting requirements.--
Section 4 of such Act (sec. 38-841.03, D.C. Official
Code) is hereby repealed.
(3) Assessments of elementary and secondary school teaching
workforce.--Section 4195(f)(1) of the Teacher Preparation Act
of 2021 (sec. 38-2254(f)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking ``, which shall include an assessment of the
District's progress toward achieving diversity in its
elementary and secondary public school teachers that matches
the demographics of the District's corresponding student
population''.
(4) Office of the state superintendent.--
(A) Definition of lgbtq.--Section 2b of the State
Education Office Establishment Act of 2000 (sec. 38-
2601.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
paragraph (2)(E).
(B) Report on lgbtq youth.--Section 3(b) of such
Act (sec. 38-2602(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (28), by striking
subparagraph (C); and
(ii) by striking paragraph (31).
(k) Consideration of Racial Equity in Taxation, Budget, and
Financial Management.--
(1) Budget and financial management.--Section 47-308.01,
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3A)
of subsection (a); and
(B) by striking subsection (h).
(2) Performance measures.--Section 47-308.02, D.C. Official
Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).
(3) Performance accountability reports.--Section 47-
308.03(c)(1), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by
striking ``, including those relating to achieving racial
equity,''.
(4) Duties of tax revision commission.--Section 47-
462(b)(5), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by
striking ``; Such criteria and framework shall consider racial
equity impacts;'' and inserting a period.
(l) LGBTQ Pride Motor Vehicle Identification Tags.--
(1) Issuance of tags.--Section 2n of the District of
Columbia Revenue Act of 1937 (sec. 50-1501.02n, D.C. Official
Code) is hereby repealed.
(2) Use of proceeds.--Section 3 of such Act (sec. 50-
1501.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph
(R); and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (16).
SEC. 5. CONFORMING ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN OFFICES AND COMMISSIONS IN
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT; PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.
(a) Elimination of Certain Offices and Commissions.--The following
offices and commissions in the Government of the District of Columbia
are hereby abolished:
(1) The Mayor's Office of Racial Equity.
(2) The Council Office of Racial Equity.
(3) The Council Commission on Racial Equity, Social
Justice, and Economic Inclusion.
(4) The Commission on Reparations.
(5) The Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs.
(6) The Commission on Latino Community Development.
(7) The Mayor's Office on Caribbean Community Affairs.
(8) The Mayor's Office on African-American Affairs.
(9) The Commission on African-American Affairs.
(10) The Mayor's Office on African Affairs.
(11) The Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander
Affairs.
(12) The Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs.
(13) The Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community
Development.
(14) The Mayor's Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender and Questioning Affairs.
(15) The Commission for Women.
(16) The Commission on Health Equity.
(b) Prohibition on Establishing Substantially Similar Offices or
Commissions.--The Government of the District of Columbia may not
establish a substantially similar successor office or commission to
those referenced in subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition of Funding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Agencies.--None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by
the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used for
the purpose of maintaining in any agency an--
(1) office relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, or
accessibility or any substantially similar office;
(2) maintaining or employing a chief diversity officer or a
substantially similar officer;
(3) developing, implementing, distributing, or publishing--
(A) plans, strategic plans, reports, or surveys
relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and
accessibility; or
(B) action plans, reports, or surveys relating to
equity or substantially similar plans, reports, or
surveys;
(4) developing, implementing, or maintaining in any agency
an employee resource group or an affinity group based on race,
color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual
orientation, or gender identity; or
(5) developing, implementing, or maintaining an equity team
or a substantially similar team.
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT; PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
(a) Enforcement.--Any person alleging a violation of this Act, or
any amendment made by this Act, may bring a civil action in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(b) Relief.--In a civil action brought under subsection (a) in
which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award--
(1) a Writ of Mandamus or other equitable or declaratory
relief;
(2) a minimum of $1,000 per violation per day;
(3) reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs;
(4) compensatory damages; and
(5) all other appropriate relief.
SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act or, any amendment made by this Act, shall be
construed to prevent the maintenance and funding of--
(1) any Equal Employment Opportunity office of the
Government of the District of Columbia as historically
organized and operated; or
(2) an office of the Government of the District of Columbia
enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or similar programs or offices as
historically organized and operated.
SEC. 8. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or
the application of a provision of this Act or an amendment made by this
Act to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of this Act, and the application of the provision or
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the
holding.
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on
the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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