AL HR19

Affirms Alabama's commitment to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as essential to achieving the American Dream and ensuring all individuals have freedom, health, prosperity, safety, and opportunity to realize their full potential.

Characterizes DEI as rooted in America's founding principles and civil rights history, including the 19th Amendment, 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act.

Asserts that freedom of speech and expression protect individuals' ability to advocate for DEI without government interference, and that efforts to attack DEI infringe on these constitutional rights.

Encourages local, state, and federal policymakers, educational institutions, workplaces, and organizations to adopt and uphold DEI principles that promote inclusivity, protect freedom of expression, remove barriers, and provide equitable opportunities.

States that attacks on DEI are harmful to the economy's bottom line and health.