Rep. Nancy Mace Targets Bloated DEI Bureaucracy In DC

(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2025) – Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the No DEI in DC Act to defund and eliminate the Left’s political machine inside D.C.’s government and bulldoze the DEI offices wasting taxpayer dollars on identity politics.

D.C. officials have kept taxpayers in the dark about how much of their money is being burned funding DEI programs and offices. What’s clear is there are at least 16 taxpayer-funded offices and commissions related to DEI embedded across D.C.’s government including the Office of Racial Equity, the Commission on Reparations, the Office of LGBTQ Affairs, and the Commission on Health Equity, all written into the D.C. Code and shielded from accountability.

Under Congress’s constitutional authority to oversee D.C., the No DEI in DC Act will dismantle this bloated bureaucracy, defund its political brainwashing mandates, eliminate racial equity training, and advance President Trump’s mission to Make D.C. Safe Again.

“For years, the Left have used D.C.’s government as their ideological playground,” said Congresswoman Mace. “D.C. officials are wasting taxpayer dollars to divide Americans by race and gender while their basic services crumble. The No DEI in DC Act ends this scam and puts President Trump’s vision to Make D.C. Safe Again into action.”

Key provisions of the No DEI in DC Act include:

• Prohibits DEI practices: Eliminates and defunds DEI programs in the D.C. government
• Ends forced indoctrination: Eliminates mandatory DEI and racial equity training across all D.C. agencies.
• Removes ideological language from the D.C. Code: Strikes terms like “LGBTQIA+ birthing people” and “justice-involved youth” from statute.
• Dismantles the DEI bureaucracy: Abolishes 16 taxpayer-funded offices and commissions, including the Office of Racial Equity, the Commission on Reparations, the Office of LGBTQ Affairs, and the Commission on Health Equity.
• Prevents back-door revival: Blocks the re-creation of these offices under new names or disguises.
• Creates real enforcement: Authorizes a private right of action against the D.C. government for violations.

The legislation is part of Rep. Mace’s broader push to end DEI politics and stop taxpayer dollars from funding divisive agendas, including:

• Restoring Merit in the Military Act: Ensures all military personnel decisions are based solely on merit, fitness, capability, and performance: not race, ethnicity, or national origin.
• Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act: Reforms service academy admissions to prioritize merit and prohibit consideration of race, ethnicity, or other unrelated factors.
• No Indoctrination of Military Kids Act: Requires schools overseen by the Department of War to focus on education, not political agendas, banning Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices, training, and programs at DoW schools.
• NDAA Amendment to Defund DEI in the Military: Added to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep. Mace’s amendment eliminates DEI bureaucrats, programs, and training across the Department of War, cutting off taxpayer funding for divisive political agendas in the armed forces.

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