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Eliminate DEI in the Military Act

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any DEI activity in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 15, 2025

Latest action (Jan 15, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense
Legislative subjects (3)
Department of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureMilitary education and training

Summary

HR 461 prohibits the use of Federal funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities in the Armed Forces, Department of Defense, and five national service academies. DEI activities covered by the prohibition include trainings, programs, educational materials, employment positions, and appointments. The bill applies to all military branches and the five national service academies: the Military, Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine Academies.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
  • NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
  • STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
  • NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
  • COOLTODAY $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. · house
  2. Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. · house
  3. Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 4638 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2943 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2139 — Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 7314 — Advancing Commonsense Policies Act (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 925 — Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HR 1282 — Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • S 382 — Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 800 — DEI to DIE Act · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 8445 — Stop DEI Act · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 3765 — FALCONS Act · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 15, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2025

Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any DEI activity in the Armed Forces, 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 “Eliminate DEI in the Military Act”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ACTIVITIES IN THE MILITARY.

(a) In General.—No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for any DEI activity of—

(1) an Armed Force;

(2) a national service academy; or

(3) the Department of Defense.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “DEI activity” includes, with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion—

(A) a training;

(B) a program;

(C) educational material;

(D) a position of employment; and

(E) an appointment.

(2) The term “national service academy” means the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy. <all>

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