3.0.0 548 2023-01-11T13:26:36Z 2023-01-11T13:26:36Z House H HRES 2014-04-08 113 hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-04-08T14:01:40Z 2014-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2014-04-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2996) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 N Congress Assault and harassment offenses Congressional officers and employees Employment discrimination and employee rights Government ethics and transparency, public corruption House of Representatives Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress Sex offenses Congress 00 2014-04-08 Introduced in House 2014-04-21T15:53:07Z Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House Ethics Committee's mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members and House officers and employees to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment.

Describes this program as one which provides information and practical guidance regarding any applicable federal and state laws concerning the prohibition against and the prevention and correction of sexual harassment and the remedies available to victims of it in employment.

Requires the program to:

  • include practical examples aimed at instructing supervisors in the prevention of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation;
  • be presented by individuals with knowledge and expertise in the prevention of these activities; and
  • provide at least one hour of training, except that in the case of a new House officer or employee, at least two hours.

Defines "sexual harassment" as any conduct directed at an individual which consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or any other conduct of a sexual nature, if submission by the individual to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of the individual's employment, submission to or rejection of such conduct by the individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting the individual, or such conduct has the purpose or effect of interfering with the individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

]]> Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members, officers, and employees of the House to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment, and for other purposes. Display Title Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members, officers, and employees of the House to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members, officers, and employees of the House to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2014-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hres548ih/xml/BILLS-113hres548ih.xml 2014-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. 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.