CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Brandon Gill (R-TX)

Restoring Equal Opportunity Act

H.R. 4448 · House bill Housing and Community Development

A Republican bill with 61 Republican cosponsors · See all 61 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Restoring Equal Opportunity Act aims to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act. Its primary purpose is to prohibit disparate-impact claims. This would prevent actions or proceedings based on practices that are neutral on their face but have a disproportionate effect on certain groups. The bill specifically targets employment practices and housing practices. Additionally, it seeks to nullify certain Presidential approvals of specific regulations.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill provides significant legal relief for businesses by eliminating the threat of disparate-impact lawsuits.

  • Scored +3

    Would white Americans be better off under this?

    The reduction in legal liability may disproportionately benefit employers and landlords often within the majority demographic.

  • Scored +2

    Would high-income households be better off under this?

    Reducing legal liabilities for disparate impact may benefit those in higher-income brackets by decreasing litigation risks.

The opposite· 3 of 17

  • Scored -7

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    The removal of disparate-impact liability diminishes legal recourse for racial discrimination in housing and employment.

  • Scored -7

    Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?

    The bill limits the ability to challenge systemic racial and ethnic discrimination in employment and housing.

  • Scored -7

    Would Asian Americans be better off under this?

    Eliminating disparate-impact claims reduces protections against discriminatory practices affecting minority groups.