# 119-hr-989: To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity".

119-hr-989, To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-989
- Congress: 119
- Title: To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 92
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (92)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sylvester Turner (D-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal equal-employment rules as law: benefit, high. 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 statut…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-989 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/989)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-989 (as of 2026-04-21).