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S. Res. 11 115th Congress Senate

A resolution encouraging the development of best business practices to fully utilize the potential of the United States.

Introduced: January 10, 2017 Introduced by: Tim Scott Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Corporate finance and managementEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsMinority employment
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 Latest action January 10, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages each corporate, academic, and social entity: (1) to develop an internal rule modeled after a successful business practice, such as the Rooney Rule (requires every National Football League team with a coach or general manager opening to interview at least one minority candidate) or the RLJ Rule (encourages companies to voluntarily establish a best practices policy to identify minority candidates and vendors by implementing a plan to interview at least two qualified minority candidates for managerial openings at the director level and above and to interview two qualified minority businesses before approving a vendor contract); (2) in accordance with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to adapt that rule to specifications that will best fit the procedures of the individual entity; and (3) to institute such individualized rule to ensure that the entity will always consider candidates from underrepresented populations before selecting a business vendor or filling a leadership position.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 11: A resolution encouraging the development of best business practices to fully utilize the potential of the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-11/
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"S. Res. 11: A resolution encouraging the development of best business practices to fully utilize the potential of the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-11/.
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S. Res. 11, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-11/.
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