# 119-s-2343: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act

119-s-2343, Restoring Equal Opportunity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2343
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Eliminates disparate-impact liability in federal employment and housing law and voids certain presidential approvals of older civil-rights regulations.** The Restoring Equal Opportunity Act bars lawsuits and proceedings that rely on neutral policies that have disproportionate effects instead of proof of intentional discrimination. - Workers and job applicants lose the ability to bring disparate-impact claims under the Civil Rights Act's employment provisions. Intent-based discrimination claims are not changed. - Renters, homebuyers, and housing providers cannot bring disparate-impact challenges under the Fair Housing Act, so claims based on statistical disproportionate effects are barred. - The bill nullifies specified presidential approvals of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Justice regulations from 1966 and 1973 as applied to parts of 28 CFR 42.104, removing those approved regulatory applications described in the text.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer legal options for renters and buyers: cost, high. If enacted, this would bar Fair Housing Act lawsuits that claim disparate impact from neutral housing rules. Neutral rules on zoning, lending, or renting that lead to different outcomes could not be challenged this way. Renters and homebuyers would lose this legal tool. Housing providers would face…
- Fewer legal tools for workers: cost, high. If enacted, this would bar lawsuits under Title VII that claim disparate impact from neutral job rules. Neutral policies that hurt a group could not be challenged this way. Workers covered by Title VII would lose this legal tool. Employers would face less risk from these suits.
- Remove presidential approvals of civil-rights rules: mixed, high. If enacted, this would cancel specific presidential approvals of EEOC and DOJ rules from 1966 and 1973 as they apply to parts of 28 C.F.R. § 42.104. It targets the EEOC approval published July 29, 1966 and DOJ approvals published July 5, 1973 for specific regulatory text. This could change how Titl…

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- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
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- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2343 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2343)

## Related
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- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-382)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2343 (as of 2026-08-11).