H.R. 759: Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act

Plain summary

Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act - Provides that the proposed rule published by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on December 9, 2011, relating to affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities, and any subsequent rule that is substantially the same, shall have no force or effect unless the Secretary of Labor certifies to Congress that each office and division within the Department of Labor is complying with the requirements of such rule.

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Official text

Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · 1 cosponsors

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Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr759.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr759 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113