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117th Congress · Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures".

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Administrative remedies · Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration · Congressional oversight · Employment discrimination and employee rights · Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) · Labor and Employment

In plain language

  • Senate joint resolution in the 117th Congress.
  • Expresses congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that revises the EEOC.
  • Senate passed it on May 19, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This resolution expresses congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that revises the EEOC settlement process to provide employers with the factual and legal basis that the EEOC relied on to make a reasonable cause finding of a discriminatory practice.

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