3.0.0 3963 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z House H HR 2004-03-11 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2004-04-30T18:24:18Z hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2004-04-30T18:22:39Z hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2004-04-30T18:21:33Z Referred to 2004-03-11T15:00:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-03-11T15:00:10Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2004-03-11T15:00:00Z 2004-04-30 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2004-04-30 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2004-04-30 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2004-03-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-03-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2004-03-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2004-03-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E354) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 N C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2004-03-11 True C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2004-03-11 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2004-03-11 True E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2004-03-11 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2004-03-11 True F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-03-17 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2004-03-17 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2004-03-29 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2004-03-31 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2004-04-02 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2004-05-11 False Congress Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Architect of the Capitol Architecture and the disabled Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Bankruptcy Botanical gardens Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Congressional Budget Office Congressional agencies Congressional employees Congressional information resources Congressional joint committees Congressional office buildings Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Debtor and creditor Disabled Disciplining of employees Discrimination against the disabled Discrimination in employment Discrimination in public facilities Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Employee rights Employment of the disabled Federal employees Federal libraries Finance and Financial Sector Garnishment General Accounting Office Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government Operations and Politics Government downsizing Government paperwork Government procurement Governmental investigations Information technology Injunctions Judicial review Juries Labor and Employment Law Library of Congress Misconduct in office Polygraphs Public Lands and Natural Resources Science, Technology, Communications Signs and signboards Standards Veterans' employment Vocational rehabilitation Waste in government spending Whistle blowing Congress 00 2004-03-11 Introduced in House 2004-07-28T19:37:15Z Congressional Accountability Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit discrimination in access to and use of congressional electronic and information technology by Federal and non-Federal individuals with disabilities.

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to apply such prohibition to the General Accounting Office (GAO), the Government Printing Office, and the Library of Congress.

Grants covered employees and applicants for such employment rights and protections under Whistleblower Protection Rules.

Includes: (1) GAO employees and Library of Congress employees as covered employees; and (2) GAO and the Library of Congress as employing offices.

Prohibits an employing office from: (1) discharging a covered employee by reason of a garnishment of such individual's earnings for any one indebtedness; or (2) denying employment to, terminating the employment of, or discriminating with respect to employment against a covered employee who has been a debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Act, or discriminating against another covered employee with whom such bankrupt or debtor has been associated, solely because of debtor or insolvent status.

Prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation of legislative branch entities.

Covers legislative branch employees under the Federal Judicial Code rules protecting jurors' employment.

Applies administrative and judicial dispute-resolution procedures of the Act for violations of certain rights and protections under: (1) the Employee Polograph Protection Act of 1988; (2) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (3) Federal law regarding veterans' employment and reemployment.

Directs the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to study and report to Congress on the feasibility and desirability of extending all procedural rules and enforcement mechanisms under the Act to all legislative branch entities.

Requires employing offices to post notices of rights and protections applicable to covered employees under the Act and any other Federal law relating to the terms and conditions of employment or access to public services and accommodations.

]]> Congressional Accountability Enhancement Act of 2004 Display Title Congressional Accountability Enhancement Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to extend to employees of the legislative branch certain protections available to other employees of the Federal Government under certain laws, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Congressional Accountability Enhancement Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-03-11T05:00:00Z 2004-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.