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Commerce Department
Rescinding Portions of Department of Commerce Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281
Published April 16, 2026. Takes effect April 16, 2026. printed at 91 FR 20326. amending 15 CFR 8.
A part of the Civil Rights Act bars bias in funded programs. This drops parts of one agency's rules under it.
What the Rule Says It Does
By this rule, the Department of Commerce (Department) amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate provisions concerning disparate-impact liability and affirmative action. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions implement changes directed in Executive Order 14281.
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Commerce Department, “Rescinding Portions of Department of Commerce Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281,” 91 FR 20326 (April 16, 2026). Effective April 16, 2026.
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