United States · Bill · S
S. 556 (118th)
Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2023
Introduced
28 February 2023
Last action
28 February 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the Armed Forces and academic institutions of the Department of Defense from promoting specified anti-American and racist theories (e.g., that any race is inherently superior or inferior to any other race). Specifically, the bill prohibits including anti-American and racist theories or materials in curricula, reading lists, seminars, workshops, trainings, or other educational or professional settings in a manner that could appear as sponsorship, approval, or endorsement; contracting with, hiring, or otherwise engaging speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons for the purpose of advocating anti-American and racist theories; compelling members of the Armed Forces to affirm or profess belief in anti-American and racist theories; and segregating members of the Armed Forces by race in any setting, including educational and training sessions.
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Timeline
28 February 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 February 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- · ssas00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/556
- us · 118-s-556 · source updated 5 December 2025