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To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity".
To codify Executive Order 11246 titled ``Equal Employment Opportunity''.
Summary
This bill converts Executive Order 11246, issued in 1965, into federal law through codification. The executive order requires nondiscrimination in employment for the federal government and for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the government. By codifying it into statute, the bill would make these nondiscrimination requirements permanent federal law rather than an executive order that could be revoked.
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Sponsor (1)
92 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Turner, Sylvester [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Ms. Brown (for herself and Mr. Raskin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To codify Executive Order 11246 titled “Equal Employment Opportunity”.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246 TITLED “EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY”.
Executive Order 11246 titled “Equal Employment Opportunity”, signed on September 24, 1965 (30 Fed. Reg. 12319; relating to nondiscrimination in government employment and in employment by government contractors and subcontractors) shall have the full force and effect of law. <all>
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