House GOP Introduces Bills to Combat Critical Race Theory

Two bills will be introduced to counter critical race theory at the federal level, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) announced with some GOP House members at a press conference in front of the Capitol on Wednesday. One bill is Combat Racist Training in the Military Act, a House companion bill to the bill introduced by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in the Senate. The bill prohibits the United States military from promoting critical race theory. The second bill is called Stop Critical Race Theory Act.

Bishop called it “the most comprehensive legislation” to restrict the spread of the quasi-Marxist ideology. The bill would codify an executive order by former President Donald Trump signed last year, which banned critical race theory from federal agency training. The bill would also ban any federal funds from being used to promote critical race theory. Both bills will have 31 co-sponsors when introduced, Bishop said. “Critical Race Theory …