SJR36: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".

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This joint resolution seeks to block a Department of Labor rule that would undo protections for religious exemptions in federal contractor hiring. The rule at issue, called the Religious Exemption Rule, previously allowed federal contractors to hire based on religious beliefs. The Labor Department's new rule would rescind—or cancel—those exemptions, making it harder for religious organizations to get religious exemptions when hiring for federally-funded contracts. Under a congressional process called the Congressional Review Act, this resolution would disapprove the Labor Department's rule if passed. The resolution is currently introduced in Congress and has not yet been voted on.

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