S. 973 · 118th Congress
Protecting Equal Opportunity from ESG Act
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This bill prohibits racial hiring quotas by federal contractors.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 23, 2023
Protecting Equal Opportunity from ESG Act
This bill prohibits racial hiring quotas by federal contractors.
Specifically, the bill requires each executive agency to take steps to ensure that each contract entered into by the agency includes requirements that the contractor
- certify that, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date on which the contract is entered into, the contractor did not initiate, carry out, or enforce any system of quotas, benchmarks, or goals regarding employment practices that encourage or require discrimination on the basis of race; and
- not, during the performance of the contract, initiate, carry out, or enforce any such system.
The bill makes an exception where the Department of Labor determines that special circumstances in the national interest so require.
Labor shall have the authority to investigate potential violations and obtain compliance. The bill establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Equal Opportunity from ESG Act
Latest action (Mar 23, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 23, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.