Policy Record
Executive Order 11246
Required federal contractors and subcontractors to refrain from employment discrimination and authorized the Secretary of Labor to administer and enforce equal employment opportunity obligations in federal contracting.
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What happened
Required federal contractors and subcontractors to refrain from employment discrimination and authorized the Secretary of Labor to administer and enforce equal employment opportunity obligations in federal contracting.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as positive impact with moderate supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
What this means
Impact on Black Americans
Became one of the central administrative tools for equal-employment enforcement in federal contracting and helped institutionalize affirmative-action style compliance in the workplace.
1965
Required federal contractors and subcontractors to refrain from employment discrimination and authorized the Secretary of Labor to administer and enforce equal employment opportunity obligations in federal contracting.
Outcome
Became one of the central administrative tools for equal-employment enforcement in federal contracting and helped institutionalize affirmative-action style compliance in the workplace.
1965-09-24T07:00:00.000Z
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Era context
Previous era-adjacent record: Food Stamp Act of 1964.
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Executive Order 11246--Equal employment opportunity
Official codified order text, including contract-compliance structure and supersession of earlier equal-employment orders.
Executive Order 11246
Department of Labor page describing the order's long-running federal contractor obligations and historical role.
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| Promise | President | Status | Topic | Policy Outcomes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue Executive Order 11246 on nondiscrimination and affirmative action in federal contracting Johnson issued Executive Order 11246, creating a stronger executive framework for nondiscrimination and affirmative-action enforcement in federal contracting and laying groundwork for later expansion under Nixon. Lyndon B. Johnson • Civil Rights / Employment Access / Executive Enforcement | Lyndon B. Johnson | Delivered | Civil Rights / Employment Access / Executive Enforcement | 1 | 0 |