Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations

What it does

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," which revoked Executive Order 11246. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Labor publishes this final rule to rescind the implementing regulations for Executive Order 11246.

The Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

9 parts of Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60, 41 CFR 60

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office has published 3 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

2 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1250-AA17 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Sept. 4, 2025 Proposed rule; extension of comment period. Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations; Extension of Comment Period
• July 1, 2025 Proposed rule; request for comments. Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on October 26, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 41 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register