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Sen. Cotton Introduces Bill to Strip DEI and Social Mandates from CHIPS Act Funding

Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act

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Key Points

  • The bill would strip all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements from the CHIPS and Science Act — the law that funds U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. Sponsors argue these provisions are discriminatory and distract from the law's core goals.

    From policy text

    “these activities are discriminatory and divisive, and deviate away from the main objectives and priorities, actively adding more bureaucracy and neglecting to provide equal opportunity to all STEM workers and students”
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  • Companies and universities applying for federal science and technology funding would no longer need to submit diversity hiring plans, collect demographic data on staff, or meet workforce diversity targets. The bill also eliminates the Chief Diversity Officer position at the National Science Foundation.

    From policy text

    “Section 10327 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19016) is repealed.”
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  • Federal agencies would be banned from requiring grant applicants to offer childcare, affordable housing, transportation services, climate mitigation plans, or project labor agreements as conditions for receiving funding. Supporters say these mandates slow down factory construction and add unnecessary costs.

    From policy text

    “The head of an agency may not impose on an entity seeking Federal funding from the agency a nonstatutory mandate to have in effect any of the following policies”
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  • While the bill preserves support for historically Black colleges (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), it removes broader references to minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and eliminates race-based activity requirements from teacher training, scholarships, and research programs.

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    “by striking ``HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs'' each place the term appears and inserting ``HBCUs and TCUs''”
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  • The bill also repeals a clean energy technology university prize competition and removes equity requirements from an initiative for cleaner, quieter airplanes — extending its reach beyond workforce diversity into energy and environmental policy areas.

    From policy text

    “Section 10714 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19302) is repealed.”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
May 13, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act

Bill NumberS 1745
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cosponsors

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R: 5

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