Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
Directs agencies to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability to the maximum degree possible, revoking prior approval of Title VI disparate-impact regulations and deprioritizing disparate-impact enforcement across DOJ, EEOC, FTC, and CFPB.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Citizens deserve equal treatment under law and equality of opportunity, not predetermined outcomes based on disparate-impact liability theories.
Eliminates disparate-impact liability applications to maximum extent constitutionally permissible across all federal civil rights contexts.
Revokes prior presidential approvals of DOJ Title VI disparate-impact regulations.
Directs all agencies to deprioritize enforcement of statutes containing disparate-impact liability provisions.
Attorney General initiates repeal or amendment of Title VI implementing regulations across agencies within 30 days.
Attorney General and EEOC assess pending investigations relying on disparate-impact theories within 45 days.
Attorney General determines federal preemption of state disparate-impact provisions and develops employment guidance.
Standard severability clause: if a court strikes any provision, the rest of the order stands.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.