119-hr-989119th CongressWALLET

To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity".

Sponsored By: Representative Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

Introduced

Summary

Makes nondiscrimination for federal and contractor employment statutory. This bill would codify Executive Order 11246, signed in 1965, so its equal employment and nondiscrimination obligations apply as federal law to federal agencies and to entities that contract with the federal government.

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Federal agencies: Would have the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of EO 11246 written into statute, creating a legal duty in agency hiring and employment.
Federal contractors and subcontractors: Companies that do business with the federal government would be bound by those nondiscrimination requirements as statutory obligations, affecting hiring, promotion, and contractor compliance.
Workers and job applicants: Employees and applicants in federal jobs or at government contractors would see EO 11246's protections expressed as law rather than only an executive directive.

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Federal equal-employment rules as law

If enacted, this bill would make Executive Order 11246 (Sept. 24, 1965; 30 Fed. Reg. 12319) into law. It would apply nondiscrimination and equal-employment rules to federal employees and to workers at federal contractors and subcontractors. That could make those obligations enforceable under statute. The text does not create new funding or new enforcement powers. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

OH • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Sylvester Turner
TX • D
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025

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To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity".

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