Republicans To Introduce Bills Ending Biden-Harris DEI Policies
Republican lawmakers are pushing back against what they see as a far-left initiative from the Biden-Harris administration, buoyed by the momentum of President-elect Donald Trump’s remarkable presidential election victory.
This sweeping win granted the GOP control of the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, sparking what many interpret as a mandate for significant reform. It has seemingly emboldened Republicans to address issues they previously avoided, including tackling DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies, which some conservatives criticize as covert anti-white discrimination.
The Center Square reported that Rep. Bob Good (R-La.) has introduced two bills aimed at curbing DEI measures at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The first, titled the Flexibility in Housing Act of 2024, seeks to block a forthcoming HUD rule under the Biden-Harris administration. This rule would require grant recipients to adopt “equity-driven housing plans.”
Instead, the proposed legislation would empower state and local governments to decide how housing funds are utilized, bypassing federal mandates.
The second bill, the No Discrimination in Housing Act, is designed to prevent large corporations from leveraging DEI-based tax credits to acquire single-family homes, a practice economists argue has contributed to escalating homeownership costs. The bill aims to ensure that the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is awarded based on merit rather than “the advancement of radical DEI ideology.”
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s radicalization of housing policy prioritizes woke DEI corporations, yet does nothing to reduce housing costs in an economy crippled by Bidenflation,” Rep. Good told The Center Square. “My bills aim to restore Trump-era housing flexibility and eliminate DEI housing policies that hinder families from achieving the American dream.”
Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee advanced the Dismantle DEI Act, introduced by Texas Rep. Michael Cloud, which aims to reinstate a “colorblind” approach to federal governance.
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion—these are words that, on the surface, seem to represent ideals we can all support,” Cloud said. “But when these principles are redefined and implemented as an ideology within our federal government, they take on a meaning that diverges from their original intent.”
“Under the guise of progress, this ideology seeks to categorize individuals based on immutable characteristics rather than valuing the content of their character or their individual achievements,” he added.
The debate over DEI policies has spilled into other political arenas. During a September presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld referred to the event as a “DEI debate” due to the moderators’ perceived bias. He criticized moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for their overt partisanship and uneven “fact-checking.”
“Well, I don’t know who won, but I know who lost—it was the American people,” Gutfeld said during The Five. “You could say if you complain about the refs, you’re losing. Well, if the refs are corrupt, you’ve got a complaint because everybody lost. I felt like my brain was being waterboarded by the sheer nonsense of these idiot moderators.”
Gutfeld also argued that the debate format unfairly scrutinized Trump while letting Harris off the hook. “This is truly the first DEI debate, where one candidate was subjected to a high standard and the other was held to no standards at all,” he remarked.