3.0.0 4195 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z House HR 2017-10-31 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 4195.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H8295]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-31T16:01:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-31T16:01:10Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-10-31T16:01:05Z Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 115 633 S 2017-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-10-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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 2017-10-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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 2017-10-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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 2017-10-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1471) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2017-11-01 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2017-11-08 False R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2017-11-08 False Congress Administrative remedies Bankruptcy Congressional agencies Congressional officers and employees Employment discrimination and employee rights Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Judicial procedure and administration Libraries and archives Library of Congress Worker safety and health Congress 00 2017-10-31 Introduced in House 2017-12-26T20:55:32Z Congress Leads by Example Act of 2017

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to grant the Office of Compliance (OOC) subpoena authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) for inspections and investigations in offices covered by the CAA (Congressional offices and committees, the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the OOC) and in the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress (LOC).

CAA-covered offices, the GAO, and the LOC are subject to OSH Act recordkeeping requirements and may not: (1) retaliate against employees for requesting OOC action or for instituting or testifying in any proceeding that arises from the application of the OSH Act to that office, (2) fire an employee because the employee's earnings have been garnished for any one debt, or (3) discriminate against an employee for being a debtor or bankrupt.

Whistle-blower protections are extended to employees of CAA-covered offices, the GAO, and the LOC.

CAA-covered offices must: (1) retain records necessary to administer certain rights and protections of employees under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (2) post conspicuously all notices describing employee rights and protections under federal law.

This bill amends the federal judicial code to extend protections for jurors' employment to CAA-covered offices, the GAO, the Government Publishing Office, and the LOC.]]> Congress Leads by Example Act of 2017 Display Title Congress Leads by Example Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Congress Leads by Example Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide enhanced enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections applicable to the legislative branch, to provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees of the legislative branch, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4195ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4195ih.xml 2017-10-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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. 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.