Republicans Introduce ‘Dismantle DEI Act’ to Bolster Trump Agenda

WASHINGTON—Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) have introduced legislation to complement the Trump administration’s push against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the federal government, building on a near-identical bill that Vice President JD Vance introduced with Cloud while Vance was still an Ohio Senator. The latest “Dismantle DEI Act,” announced on Feb. 4, would target any federal DEI offices as well as federal funding for DEI. Part of the 47-page bill updates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, defining DEI practices as those “discriminating for or against any person on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin.”...