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SJRES 27 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the…

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".

Introduced: May 11, 2023 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 11, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Labor titled Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule. This rule, which became effective March 31, 2023, rescinded a rule that became effective January 8, 2021. The rule that became effective in 2021 expanded the religious exemption to the prohibition on federal contractors and subcontractors discriminating in employment decisions based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or other factors.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 17, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · May 16, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 27: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-27/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 27: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-27/.
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S.J. Res. 27, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-27/.
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[S.J. Res. 27: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-27/)
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