,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dddh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,gill of ,texas 7for himself and ,ms4  
,mace7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,education and ,workforce1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd  
and the ,fair ,housing ,act to prohibit 
disparate-impact claims4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,restoring ,equal ,opportunity ,act4    
#b4 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is the    
sense of the ,senate that it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states to        
eliminate the use of disparate-impact   
liability in all contexts to the maximum
 degree possible to avoid violating the 
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   

,federal civil rights laws1 and basic   
,american ideals4  #c4 ,disparate-impact
 claims prohibited for employment       
practices ,section #gjc of the ,civil   
,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjj;e-#b7 is amended by striking      
subsection 7k7 and inserting the        
following3  7k7 7#a7 ,no person may     
bring an action or proceeding under this
 title for a claim alleging an unlawful 
employment practice based on disparate  
impact4  7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the  
term disparate impact1 used with respect
 to an employment practice1 means the   
result of an employment practice that-- 
7,a7 is neutral on its face1 and does   
not result from an intention to         
discriminate in a manner prohibited     
under this title2 but  7,b7 may have a  
disproportionate effect on certain      
groups1 including protected classes     
under this title4  4  #d4               
,disparate-impact claims prohibited for 
housing practices ,section #hjg of the  
,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      

#cfjg7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7c7  7#a7 ,no person may
 bring an action or proceeding under    
this title for a claim alleging a       
discriminatory housing practice based on
 disparate impact4  7#b7 ,in this       
subsection1 the term disparate impact1  
used with respect to a housing practice1
 means the result of a housing practice 
that--  7,a7 is neutral on its face1 and
 does not result from an intention to   
discriminate in a manner prohibited     
under this title2 but  7,b7 may have a  
disproportionate effect on certain      
groups1 including protected classes     
under this title4  4  #e4 ,nullifying   
regulations ,the following ,presidential
 approvals of the regulations           
promulgated under section #fjb of the   
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d-#a71 and the          
regulations so approved1 shall have no  
force and effect3 7#a7 ,the             
,presidential approval of regulations   
issued by the ,equal ,employment        

,opportunity ,commission relating to    
title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act  
of #aifd 7#ca ,fed4 ,reg4 #ajbfi 7,july 
#bi1 #aiff771 as applied to section     
#db4ajd7;b77#b7 of title #bh1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 in full4  7#b7   
,the ,presidential approval of          
regulations issued by the ,department of
 ,justice relating to ,regulations ,to  
,implement ,title ,,vi of the ,civil    
,rights ,act of #aifd ,with ,respect to 
,federal ,assistance ,administered by   
the ,department of ,justice 7#ch ,fed4  
,reg4 #agiee 7,july #e1 #aigc771 as     
applied to the words or effect in both  
places they appear in section           
#db4ajd7;b77#c7 of title #bh1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 and as applied to
 section #db4ajd7;b77#f77;ii7 of title  
#bh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations and 
section #db4ajd7;c77#b7 of title #bh1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 in full4