To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for workplace harassment and discrimination claims under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4497 2023-01-11T13:37:57Z 2023-01-11T13:37:57Z House HR 2017-11-30 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:H.R. 4497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H9569]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-11-30T15:02:30Z 2017-11-30 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-11-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 N B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2017-11-30 True Congress Appropriations Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Crime victims Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employment discrimination and employee rights Government ethics and transparency, public corruption House of Representatives Members of Congress Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Worker safety and health Congress

00 2017-11-30 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T13:03:56Z This bill amends (1) the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to prohibit the use of public funds to pay awards or settlements for certain violations of employees' rights and protections under the CAA committed personally by Members of Congress, and (2) the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of campaign funds for such payments. The bill also prohibits the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives from being used for these settlements or awards.

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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for workplace harassment and discrimination claims under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for workplace harassment and discrimination claims under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for workplace harassment and discrimination claims under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4497ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4497ih.xml 2017-11-30 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 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.