Prohibiting funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory.
Support policies that prohibit funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory in DHS programs.
Occurrences
Evidence
The current public laws index lists Public Law 119-86, H.R. 7147, Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, approved Apr. 30, 2026.
Final Division A Section 546 addresses congressional access to DHS detention facilities for oversight, rather than DEI or CRT funding restrictions.
Congress.gov identifies H.R.4213 as sponsored by Rep. Mark E. Amodei [R-NV-2], introduced June 26, 2025, and placed on the Union Calendar.
H.R.4213 Section 546 bars DHS funds for DEI initiatives, training, programs, offices, officers, policies, or CRT-related programs or activities.
The committee summary lists a key takeaway: prohibiting funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory.
CRS explains that HAC Section 546 bars funding for DEI initiatives and for programs or activities promoting Critical Race Theory concepts.
Assessments
Amodei materially supported the promised DHS anti-DEI/CRT funding prohibition by sponsoring H.R. 4213, whose Section 546 directly barred DHS funds for DEI initiatives and CRT-related activities. However, that bill did not pass, and the enacted FY2026 DHS appropriations law, H.R. 7147/P.L. 119-86, omitted the anti-DEI/CRT funding restriction. This was a serious same-term legislative effort, but the promised funding prohibition was not delivered.