Abolishing Woke Awards for Research and Development Act of 2024
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to select awardees based on merit, and for other purposes.
118th Congress
The National Institutes of Health (including any officer thereof)— [...] (2) shall not mandate the use of diversity statements or any other diversity, equity, and inclusion material or documentation as a qualification for, or condition of receipt of, an award.
"diversity statement" means any written or oral statement discussing— (1) the race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation of the person making the statement; (2) the views of the person making the statement on, experience with, or contributions to— (A) diversity, equity, and inclusion; (B) marginalized groups; (C) anti-racism; (D) social justice; [...] or (G) related concepts;
History
Date | Action |
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2024-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2024-05-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2024-05-16 | Introduced in House |