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HR 711 · in committee · major

FAIR Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill bars federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin in contracts, employment, and related activities.
  • Federal agencies and any organization receiving federal funds are affected by the new requirements.
  • Agencies must review and update policies to comply; individuals can sue for violations.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would federal agencies determine whether their current contracting practices comply with this bill's nondiscrimination requirements?

  2. 02

    What are the potential costs to organizations receiving federal funding to audit and revise their employment and contracting policies?

  3. 03

    How might private lawsuits against federal agencies and funded entities change enforcement compared to current federal oversight mechanisms?

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Sponsor · R-WI-7

Thomas P. Tiffany

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Introduced 2025-01-23

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, and House Administration, 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.

  2. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, and House Administration, 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.

  3. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, and House Administration, 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.

  4. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, and House Administration, 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.

  5. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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