S2343-119

In Committee

Restoring Equal Opportunity Act

119th Congress Introduced Jul 17, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Restoring Equal Opportunity Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Environment, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Equal Opportunity Act.
  • Section ida736263d9b5f4ecbb408bb169e18cc1b: 2. Sense of the Senate It is the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all...
  • Section idb7033ba1c1784c6ba21e223dd74bab72: 3. Disparate-impact claims prohibited for employment practices Section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2) is amended by striking...
  • Section id6cd23846249b43e8a6435343b4f6c3bd: 4. Disparate-impact claims prohibited for housing practices Section 807 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section idf51f3d2fd4a14a61a78ecf411ffd1b7b: 5. Nullifying regulations The following Presidential approvals of the regulations promulgated under section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C....

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Restoring Equal Opportunity Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Environment, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, Restoring Equal Opportunity Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Environment Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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federal implementing agencies: ,
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 17, 2025

Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Jul 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Environment Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"disparate impact, used with respect to a housing practice," §id6cd23846249b43e8a6435343b4f6c3bd

the result of a housing practice that—(A)is neutral on its face, and does not result from an intention to discriminate in a manner prohibited under this title

"disparate impact, used with respect to an employment practice," §idb7033ba1c1784c6ba21e223dd74bab72

the result of an employment practice that—(A)is neutral on its face, and does not result from an intention to discriminate in a manner prohibited under this title

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