HR 711 United States House · 119th Congress

FAIR Act of 2025

HR 711 (FAIR Act of 2025) prohibits federal agencies, contractors, and entities receiving federal funds from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin in federal contracts, employment, or federally funded programs. It specifically bans policies like racial quotas, set-asides, or numerical goals that grant preferences to any group. The law applies to all federal departments, contractors, and state/private recipients of federal aid, requiring them to eliminate such practices within six months of enactment. It does not affect immigration laws or existing contracts or ongoing legal cases.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2025

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Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Jan 23, 2025

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Jan 23, 2025

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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.

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Jan 23, 2025

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors