Introduced:
Feb 6, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Cosponsors
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Summaries
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Subjects
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Latest Action
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2025
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<p><strong>Restoring Military Focus Act</strong></p><p>This bill eliminates the position of Chief Diversity Officer within the Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within the military departments. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish similar positions to that of Chief Diversity Officer or Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within DOD.</p><p>On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled <em>Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing</em>, which directed the termination of all federal diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs, offices, and positions, including Chief Diversity Officer positions. On January 27, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled <em>Restoring America's Fighting Force,</em> which specifically directed the abolishment of every diversity, equity and inclusion office within DOD and the Department of Homeland Security with regard to the Coast Guard. </p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 6, 2025
Subjects (5)
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Department of Defense
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Cosponsors (4)
(R-CO)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-SC)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-TN)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-FL)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:16 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1095 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1095
To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2025
Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Norman, Ms. Boebert,
and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1095 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1095
To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2025
Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Norman, Ms. Boebert,
and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the
Department of Defense, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Military Focus Act''.
SEC. 2.
DEFENSE.
(a) Repeal of Position.--
(a) Repeal of Position.--
Section 147 of title 10, United States
Code, is repealed.
Code, is repealed.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--
(b) Conforming Repeal.--
Section 913 of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3802) is repealed.
SEC. 3.
No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to establish a
position within the Department of Defense that is the same as or
substantially similar to--
(1) the position of Chief Diversity Officer, as described
in
section 147 of title 10, United States Code, as such section
was in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and
Inclusion, as described in
was in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and
Inclusion, as described in
(2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and
Inclusion, as described in
section 913
(b) of the William M.
(b) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3803), as such section
was in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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