3.0.0 4690 2023-01-11T13:39:13Z 2023-01-11T13:39:13Z House HR 2017-12-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OLSON:H.R. 4690.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H10345]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-12-20T14:01:10Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-12-20T14:01:05Z 2017-12-20 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-12-20 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2017-12-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 N S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2017-12-20 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2018-02-08 False Congress Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Sex offenses Congress 00 2017-12-20 Introduced in House 2019-08-27T14:39:23Z Responsible Settlements for Victims and Taxpayers Act

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to require Members of Congress to: (1) reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards or settlements for violations of CAA rights and protections against acts of sexual harassment or sexual assault committed personally by Members of Congress, and (2) use their Thrift Savings Plan agency contributions as a source of reimbursement if this requirement has not been met within 180 days of payment of the award or settlement.

]]> Responsible Settlements for Victims and Taxpayers Act Display Title Responsible Settlements for Victims and Taxpayers Act Short Titles as Introduced Responsible Settlements for Victims and Taxpayers Act 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 such Act in connection with violations of such Act consisting of acts of sexual harassment or sexual assault committed personally by Members of Congress. Introduced in House 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4690ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4690ih.xml 2017-12-20 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.