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This bill, known as the Fairness, Anti-discrimination and Individual Rights Act of 2025 (FAIR Act of 2025), aims to prevent racial, color-based, and national origin discrimination across federal actions and programs. The bill prohibits the federal government, its employees, and agents from intentionally discriminating against or providing preferential treatment to any person or group based on race, color, or national origin in federal contracts, employment, and other federally conducted programs. Similarly, it extends this prohibition to states and private entities receiving federal financial assistance, barring them from discriminating in contracts, employment, and educational admissions. The bill allows individuals who believe they have been victims of discrimination to pursue civil action and potentially receive back pay and attorney's fees. Importantly, the legislation does not impact existing immigration laws, pending legal cases, or contracts in effect at the time of enactment. Each federal department must review and modify its policies within six months to comply with the Act's requirements. The bill defines "preference" broadly to include quotas, set-asides, numerical goals, and other similar objectives, emphasizing its commitment to eliminating any form of race-based preferential treatment in federal actions.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/711/all-info