,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,scott 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mrs4    
,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 &   
,mr4 ,rubio7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,e/abli%+ be/   
bus9ess practices to fully utilize !    
pot5tial ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas !   
,rooney ,rule1 =mulat$ by ,daniel       
,rooney1 *airman ( ! ,pittsburgh ,/eel]s
 football team 9 ! ,national ,football  
,league 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z     
,,nfl71 requires e ,,nfl team ) a coa*  
or g5]al manag] op5+ to int]view at lea/
 #a m9ority c&idate2 ,:]eas ! ,rooney   
,rule has be5 successful 9 increas+     
m9ority repres5tation among ! high]     
lead]%ip positions 9 pr(essional        
football1 z %[n by ! fact t 9 ! #hj ye>s
 betwe5 ! hir+ ( ,fritz ,poll>d z coa*  
by ! ,akron ,pros & ! implem5tation ( ! 
,rooney ,rule 9 #bjjc !re 7 only #g     

m9ority head coa*es b s9ce #bjjc !re h  
be5 #ac m9ority head coa*es2 ,:]eas !   
,rooney ,rule has %[n t once highly     
qualifi$ & highly skill$ div]sity       
c&idates are giv5 exposure dur+ ! hir+  
process _! abilities c be bett] utiliz$2
 ,:]eas ! ,,rlj ,rule1 =mulat$ by ,rob]t
 ,l4 ,johnson1 f\nd] ( ,black           
,ent]ta9m5t ,television 7commonly kn[n z
 ,,bet7 & ( ,! ,,rlj ,companies1 & bas$ 
on ! ,rooney ,rule f ! ,,nfl1 simil>ly  
enc\rages companies to volunt>ily       
e/abli% a be/ practices policy to       
id5tify m9ority c&idates & m9ority      
v5dors by implem5t+ a plan to int]view a
 m9imum ( #b qualifi$ m9ority c&idates =
 manag]ial op5+s at ! director level &  
above & to int]view at lea/ #b qualifi$ 
m9ority bus9esses be=e approv+ a v5dor  
contract2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to            
,cri/-,kold] ,associates z cit$ 9 !     
,wall ,/reet ,j\rnal1 at ! top #ffh     
companies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 only #bg   
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]s are             
,african-,am]ican1 ,hispanic1 or (      

,asian desc5t2 ,:]eas und]repres5t$     
gr\ps conta9 memb]s ) ! necess>y        
abilities1 exp]i5ce1 & qualifications = 
any position available2 ,:]eas bus9ess  
practices su* z ! ,rooney ,rule or !    
,,rlj ,rule are nei!r an employm5t quota
 nor ,f$]al law b r a volunt>y          
initiative in/itut$ by will+ entities to
 provide ! human res\rces necess>y to   
ensure success2 ,:]eas exp]i5ce has %[n 
t p ( all g5d]s1 colors1 & physical     
abilities c a*ieve excell5ce2 ,:]eas    
increas$ involvem5t ( und]repres5t$     
work]s w\ld improve ! economy ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ! exp]i5ce ( ! p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 & ,:]eas ensur+ ! increas$      
exposure & result+ increas$ advancem5t (
 div]se qualifi$ c&idates w\ld result 9 
ga9s by all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh   
/rong] economic opportunities3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate enc\rages      
corporate1 academic1 & social entities1 
reg>dless ( size or field ( op]ation1   
to--  7#a7 develop an int]nal rule      
model$ aft] a successful bus9ess        

practice su* z ! ,rooney ,rule or ,,rlj 
,rule &1 9 accordance ) title ,,vii ( ! 
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq471 adapt t rule
 to specifications t w be/ fit !        
proc$ures ( ! individual entity2 &  7#b7
 in/itute ! individualiz$ ,rooney ,rule 
or ,,rlj ,rule to ensure t ! entity w   
always consid] c&idates f und]repres5t$ 
populations be=e mak+ a f9al decision :5
 se>*+ = a bus9ess v5dor or fill+       
lead]%ip position4