Florida Senator Rick Scott, along with Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt and Congressman Michael Cloud introduced the Dismantle DEI Act. The bill aims to codify President Donald Trump’s executive actions that terminate DEI programs and initiatives, preventing future administrations from reinstating similar policies implemented during the Biden era.
“Democrats spent the past four years pushing policies that prioritized radical far-left ideology over merit-based policies throughout our federal government,” Scott said. “That’s not what the American people want, and they sure as heck don’t want to be left footing the bill for a woke agenda they don’t believe in. I’m glad to see President Trump work to return our federal government to the meritocracy it should be, and I encourage my colleagues to support our Dismantle DEI Act to codify his actions and make Washington work better for the American people.”
Senators Cotton, Lankford, Daines, Tuberville, Blackburn, Marshall, Lummis, Cassidy, Risch, Cramer, Banks, Sheehy, Hyde-Smith, Lee, Crapo, Johnson, Budd, and Hawley joined Senator Schmitt and Senator Scott in introducing this legislation.
The Dismantle DEI Act helps build on the President’s agenda by:
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- Ensuring all DEI offices are terminated and prohibiting agencies from renaming or repurposing them to continue the same functions under new titles.
- Barring federal funds from being used for DEI training, grants, or programs—including identity-based quotas and critical race theory.
- Granting individuals the legal right to challenge any of these violations in court.
