North Carolina Rep. Introduces Bill Banning Funding to Medical Schools With DEI Programs

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 19, 2024. Courtesy of Office of Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) introduced a bill on March 19 that would ban “race-based mandates” at medical schools across the country.

Known as the “Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act,” the measure would block medical schools that provide diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or that adopt certain policies and requirements relating to DEI, from receiving federal funds.