Affirmative action and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance : hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session on examining affirmative action in employment, focusing on Executive Order 11246, which prohibits employers with federal contracts from discriminating against job applications or employees on the basis of race, sex, national origin or religion, and requires federal contractors to take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity, June 15, 1995.