releases: https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-statement-on-trump-administration-s-final-rule-to-weaken-anti
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| https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-statement-on-trump-administration-s-final-rule-to-weaken-anti | Scott Statement on Trump Administrations Final Rule to Weaken Anti-Discrimination Protections in Federal Contracting | 2020-12-07 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | Senate | VA | Robert Scott | S000185 | bobbyscott.house.gov | legacy | As originally released by the Committee on Education & Labor WASHINGTON, DCChairman Robert C. Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) finalized a rule to gut nondiscrimination protections by vastly expanding religious exemptions to Executive Order 11246, which prohibit discrimination in hiring by federal contractors. Today, the Trump administration finalized a rule to weaken anti-discrimination protections in federal contracting. The new rules gives taxpayer-funded contractors, including some for-profit corporations, the power to hire and fire employees for any potentially discriminatory reasons, except race, under the guise of religious freedom. By finalizing this rule, the Department abandons its duty to protect workers from discriminationbizarrely stating that nondiscrimination provisions are not compelling.' This harmful rule broadens religious exemptions to allow employers claiming sincerely held religious beliefs to discriminate against our most vulnerable communities, including LGBTQ Americans and pregnant women. Congress must take action to pass theDo No Harm Actand ensure the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is not used as a weapon to undermine anti-discrimination protections. Civil rights laws should protect those who are discriminated againstnot those who are engaged in illegal discrimination. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |