July 17, 2020
The House Appropriations Committee passed a major funding bill that would block several important Trump administration labor and employment rules and require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to develop a new plan to collect pay data from employers.
The House spending bill and adjoining Appropriations Committee report would:
Outlook: While the bill will likely pass the full House, it is unlikely to become law in its current form and historically few policy “riders” end up in any final appropriations bill. However, it does indicate which labor and employment policy reforms Congress might push through should Democrats control both the House and Senate next year.