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U.S. House of Representatives Takes Up Bill to Codify Recently Revoked Executive Order 11246

By Christopher J. Near
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On February 5, 2025, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking to codify the recently revoked Executive Order 11246.

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  • The U.S. House of Representatives is considering H.R. 989, legislation that would codify the provisions of recently revoked Executive Order 11246.
  • H.R. 989 has been referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Representatives Shontel Brown (D-OH) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced H.R. 989, “To codify Executive Order 11246 titled ‘Equal Employment Opportunity,’” which, as of February 18, 2025, had forty-seven cosponsors (all Democrats) representing twenty-five states and the District of Columbia. After being introduced in the House, the bill was immediately referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.R. 989 appears to be a direct response to Executive Order 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”), which on January 21, 2025, revoked Executive Order 11246, an order that had been in place, and amended, since issued in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson.

Ogletree Deakins OFCCP Compliance, Government Contracting, and Reporting Practice Group will continue to monitor developments and will provide updates on the OFCCP Compliance, Government Contracting, and Reporting blog as additional information becomes available.

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