Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 61
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2025 to Aug 27, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Jul 16, 2025 |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Mike Collins | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Riley M. Moore | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Feb 5, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Matt Van Epps | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | May 7, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Aug 27, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2025 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2025Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 122, July 16, 2025, page H3368.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2343 | Restoring Equal Opportunity Act | Identical bill | Jul 17, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to prohibit disparate-impact claims.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
