H.R. 711 119th Congress House

FAIR Act of 2025

Official title: To provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, or national origin in Federal actions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Thomas P. Tiffany Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDue process and equal protectionGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management

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Public contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operations

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Jan 23, 2025

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness, Anti-discrimination and Individual Rights Act of 2025 or FAIR Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating against, or giving preference to, any person or group on the basis of race, color, or national origin with respect to contracts, employment, or other relevant activities. Federal agencies must review and modify their policies to conform with the bill's requirements. The bill also provides a private right of action for violations.

The bill defines preference as an advantage of any kind, including quotas, set-asides, numerical goals, timetables, or other numerical objectives.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

SMITH ADVOCACY GROUP, LLC
for THE ALEUT CORPORATION · Alaska · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SMITH ADVOCACY GROUP, LLC
for THE ALEUT CORPORATION · Alaska · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
SMITH ADVOCACY GROUP, LLC
for THE ALEUT CORPORATION · Alaska · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
SMITH ADVOCACY GROUP, LLC
for OUZINKIE NATIVE CORPORATION · Alaska · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
SMITH ADVOCACY GROUP, LLC
for KATMAI GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC · Alaska · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
EARTHJUSTICE
for EARTHJUSTICE · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
7 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
7 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
7 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
7 filings
Navy, Dept of
7 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 9