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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 570 

To prohibit the award of Federal funds to schools that promote certain 

race-based theories to students, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2023 

Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, 

Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. MOONEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To prohibit the award of Federal funds to schools that promote certain race-based theories to students, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Racist 

5 Teaching in Schools Act’’ or the ‘‘CRT Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 

7 CERTAIN SCHOOLS. 

8 (a) PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF FUNDS TO CERTAIN

9 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—No Federal 


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1 funds received by a State or local educational agency may 

2 be allocated to an elementary or secondary school that pro3 motes the race-based theories described in subsection (c) 

4 or compels teachers or students to affirm, adhere to, 

5 adopt, or process beliefs in a manner that violates title 

6 VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

7 (b) PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF FUNDS TO CERTAIN

8 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—No Federal 

9 funds may be awarded to an institution of higher edu10 cation if such institution promotes the race-based theories 

11 described in subsection (c) or compels teachers or students 

12 to affirm, adhere to, adopt, or process beliefs in a manner 

13 that violates title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

14 (c) RACE-BASED THEORIES DESCRIBED.—The race15 based theories described in this subsection are the fol16 lowing: 

17 (1) Any race is inherently superior or inferior 

18 to any other race, color, or national origin. 

19 (2) The United States is a fundamentally racist 

20 country. 

21 (3) The Declaration of Independence or Con22 stitution of the United States are fundamentally rac23 ist documents. 


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1 (4) An individual’s moral character or worth is 

2 determined by the individual’s race, color, or na3 tional origin. 

4 (5) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s 

5 race, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether con6 sciously or unconsciously. 

7 (6) An individual, because of the individual’s 

8 race, bears responsibility for the actions committed 

9 by other members of the individual’s race, color, or 

10 national origin. 

11 (d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

12 (1) PROTECTED SPEECH NOT RESTRICTED.— 

13 Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict 

14 the speech of a student, teacher, or any other indi15 vidual outside of a school setting. 

16 (2) ACCESS TO MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE

17 OF RESEARCH OR INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Nothing 

18 in this section shall be construed to prevent an indi19 vidual from accessing materials that advocate theo20 ries described in subsection (c) for the purpose of re21 search or independent study. 

22 (3) CONTEXTUAL EDUCATION.—Nothing in this 

23 section shall be construed to prevent a covered 

24 school from stating theories described in subsection 

25 (c) or assigning materials that advocate such theoVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Feb 09, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H570.IH H570

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1 ries for educational purposes in contexts that make 

2 it clear the school does not sponsor, approve, or en3 dorse such theories or materials. 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) COVERED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 school’’ means an elementary school, a secondary 

7 school, or an institution of higher education. 

8 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

9 school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 

10 school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 

11 terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec12 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

13 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

14 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

15 meaning given that term in section 102 of the High16 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

17 (4) PROMOTE.—The term ‘‘promote’’, when 

18 used with respect to a race-based theory described in 

19 subsection (c), means— 

20 (A) to include such theories or materials 

21 that advocate such theories in curricula, read22 ing lists, seminars, workshops, trainings, or 

23 other educational or professional settings in a 

24 manner that could reasonably give rise to the 


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1 appearance of official sponsorship, approval, or 

2 endorsement; 

3 (B) to contract with, hire, or otherwise en4 gage speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, 

5 and other persons for the purpose of advocating 

6 such theories; 

7 (C) to compel students to profess a belief 

8 in such theories; or 

9 (D) to segregate students or other individ10 uals by race in any setting, including in edu11 cational or training sessions. 

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