Support policies that prohibit funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory in DHS programs.

Mark E. Amodei · Nevada · Republican

policy impact 2.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 89%

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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.

Latest official public-law status in the lookback confirms DHS FY2026 appropriations became law as P.L. 119-86 shortly before the lookback window.

partial same_term

Public Laws: Numbers for the Current Session of Congress | National Archives
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Final Division A Section 546 addresses congressional access to DHS detention facilities for oversight, rather than DEI or CRT funding restrictions.

The enacted DHS funding text does not carry forward the earlier House anti-DEI/CRT funding prohibition; the final Section 546 is a different oversight provision.

partial same_term

GovInfo - H.R. 7147 Enrolled Bill, Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
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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.

Amodei personally sponsored the FY2026 DHS appropriations bill containing the relevant anti-DEI/CRT funding policy, but it did not advance past the House calendar as that bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.4213 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
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H.R.4213 Section 546 bars DHS funds for DEI initiatives, training, programs, offices, officers, policies, or CRT-related programs or activities.

The Amodei-sponsored bill contained a direct prohibition on funding diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory activities in DHS programs.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - Text of H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
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The committee summary lists a key takeaway: prohibiting funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory.

House Appropriations Republicans publicly described the FY2026 DHS bill as including the promised DEI/CRT funding prohibition.

partial same_term A for effort

House Appropriations Committee - Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2026 Summary
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CRS explains that HAC Section 546 bars funding for DEI initiatives and for programs or activities promoting Critical Race Theory concepts.

Nonpartisan CRS confirms the House Appropriations Committee version of the DHS bill included the anti-DEI/CRT funding restriction, while later enacted text did not preserve it.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Research Service - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2026 Provisions
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

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.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%