3.0.0 4540 2023-01-11T13:39:19Z 2023-01-11T13:39:19Z House HR 2017-12-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MARINO:H.R. 4540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H9620]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-12-04T23:00:45Z Victims' Voice and Transparency Act 115 4484 HR 2017-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2017-12-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-12-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 N Congress Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Congressional oversight Employment discrimination and employee rights Freedom of information Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government liability House of Representatives Members of Congress Right of privacy Senate Congress 00 2017-12-04 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T13:28:35Z This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require former and current Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for payments of awards or settlements resulting from a violation of certain CAA rights and protections committed personally by the Member, (2) prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement upon any party as a condition of an award or settlement resulting from such violation, and (3) permit an individual to make information regarding such an award or settlement public if he or she is subject to an existing nondisclosure agreement.

]]> To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in connection with violations of such Act which were committed personally by the Members, to prohibit the imposition of nondisclosure agreements as a condition of the payment of an award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in connection with violations of such Act which were committed personally by the Members, to prohibit the imposition of nondisclosure agreements as a condition of the payment of an award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in connection with violations of such Act which were committed personally by the Members, to prohibit the imposition of nondisclosure agreements as a condition of the payment of an award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4540ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4540ih.xml 2017-12-04 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.