This bill would write an existing rule on equal employment into federal law. It says the “Equal Employment Opportunity” order from 1965, which bans discrimination in government jobs and in jobs with federal contractors and subcontractors, would have the full force of law.

In everyday terms, it would lock in the current nondiscrimination rules for people who work for the federal government or for companies that do business with it. Making it law could make these protections more stable and easier to enforce over time.

• Who is affected: Workers and job seekers in federal agencies, and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.
• What changes: The existing equal employment executive order becomes law, not just a policy set by a president.
• Why it matters: It strengthens and preserves rules that prohibit employment discrimination in these workplaces.