Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act

Bill: 117-hr-8422
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-19
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Department of State

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Executive agency funding and structure

Racial and ethnic relations
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act</b><br /></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the Department of State's Equity Action plan or for the salary or expenses of the State Department's Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice.<br /></p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2022 Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Norman , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Good of Virginia , and Mrs. Lesko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit funding to the Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Imposing Woke Ideology Abroad Act . 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.