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".

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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 This rule, which became effective March 31, 2023, rescinded a rule that became effective January 8, 2021.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.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 May 2023

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