Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act

Plain English Breakdown

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Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act

This bill stops federal money from being used to pay for the Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the State Department or to carry out its Equity Action Plan.

What This Bill Does

• Prohibits using federal funds for the salary of the Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice.
• Stops spending federal money on expenses related to that special representative's office.
• Bans using any federal funds to implement or carry out the State Department's Equity Action Plan.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the U.S. Department of State
• Programs under the State Department's Equity Action Plan

Terms To Know

Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice

A job in the State Department that leads efforts to combat systemic racism and discrimination around the world.

Equity Action Plan

A plan from the State Department that outlines actions and metrics related to addressing issues of equity, including racial equity, in foreign affairs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only takes effect if it is passed by Congress and signed into law.
• The text does not say what happens to the jobs or plans after funding stops.

Official Summary Text

Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act
This bill prohibits using federal funds for the Department of State's Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice. (The special representative's duties include leading the State Department's efforts to combat systemic racism and discrimination around the world.)
The bill also prohibits using federal funds to implement the State Department's Equity Action Plan. (The plan outlines actions and metrics related to addressing issues of equity, including racial equity, in the State Department's foreign affairs mission.)

Current Bill Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 93 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 93

To prohibit funding to the Special Representative for Racial Equity and
Justice of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To prohibit funding to the Special Representative for Racial Equity and
Justice of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be
obligated or expended--
(1) for the salary or expenses of the Special
Representative for Racial Equity and Justice of the Department
of State; or
(2) to otherwise implement or carry out the Equity Action
Plan of the Department of State.
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