老牛影视applauded the U.S. Senate for joining the U.S. House of Representatives in passing legislation () that will block implementation of the Obama administration鈥檚 controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order 13673, commonly referred to as 鈥渂lacklisting,鈥� through the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The Senate passed the measure on March 6 by a .

鈥淎ssociated Builders and Contractors commends Congress for taking action to free the contracting community and taxpayers from the disastrous effects of the Obama administration鈥檚 illegal blacklisting rule," said 老牛影视Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck. 鈥淪ince first proposed as an executive order, 老牛影视has led the fight against this policy鈥攚hich a U.S. District Court correctly ruled would violate federal contractors鈥� due process rights by treating non-adjudicated and often nefarious and frivolous per-adjudicated claims of violations the same as actual wrongdoing.

鈥淏y using the Congressional Review Act to nullify this rule, Congress has taken an important step in removing burdensome and duplicative reporting requirements and eliminating a costly barrier to entry that would have discouraged many small contractors from bidding on government contracts,鈥� said Brubeck. 鈥溊吓Ｓ笆觢ooks forward to working with the Trump administration and Congress to improve the federal government鈥檚 existing suspension and debarment system, which already requires contractors to report violations, as well as to ensure contracts are bid through a process that encourages competition from all qualified contractors while protecting the American workforce and taxpayers鈥� investment.鈥�

Implementation of the blacklisting rule鈥檚 reporting and disclosure requirements was , when a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in favor of ABC鈥檚 lawsuit and granted a against the reporting provisions of the rule, which were scheduled to take effect Oct. 25, 2016. Under the CRA, Congress may pass a resolution of disapproval to prohibit a federal agency from implementing a rule without congressional authorization with a majority vote in both houses of Congresses. with a bipartisan vote of .

If President Trump signs the CRA resolution into law, which a signaled he will, it will block the blacklisting rule from taking effect and prevent future administrations from promulgating a similar rule鈥攅ssentially permanently eliminating the rule.

According to a September 2016 :

• 51 percent said the rule鈥檚 onerous requirements, including reporting alleged violations that firms are still contesting, will force them to abandon the pursuit of federal contracts;
• 91 percent said the rule will impose a significant or extreme burden for their firm through new requirements to compile information needed to comply with the final rule;
• 93 percent said the final rule will make the contracting process less efficient; and
• 98 percent said the final rule will make the contracting process more expensive.

In addition to its lawsuit, 老牛影视has the since the in July 2014, and has:

• to protect contractors from the policy;
• in August 2015 urging the withdrawal of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposals along with more than 300 老牛影视member companies;
• Joined 19 other business trade groups to DOL Secretary Thomas Perez and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Mu帽oz requesting the president withdraw the executive order; and
• Spoken out against the executive order in hosted by Secretary Perez, Director Mu帽oz and Beth Cobert, deputy director at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

For more information, visit abc.org/blacklisting.