EMPOWER Act - Part 2

3.0.0 6406 2023-01-11T13:42:01Z 2023-01-11T13:42:01Z House HR 2018-07-17 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida:H.R. 6406.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H6464]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-17T14:01:10Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-17T14:01:05Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2018-07-17T14:01:00Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-17T14:00:51Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-17T14:00:46Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-17T14:00:41Z EMPOWER Act - Part 2 115 2988 S 2018-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS EMPOWER Act-Part I 115 2994 S 2018-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 2018-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] Lois Frankel D FL 21 N P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2018-07-17 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2018-07-17 True C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2018-07-17 True B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2018-07-17 True F000464 Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] John Faso R NY J. 19 2018-09-04 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-09-07 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2018-09-07 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2018-09-13 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2018-09-27 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2018-10-05 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2018-10-05 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2018-10-05 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2018-11-02 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-11-02 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Contracts and agency Corporate finance and management Crime victims Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government liability Government studies and investigations Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Labor-management relations Legal fees and court costs Library of Congress Marketing and advertising Merit Systems Protection Board Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings Labor and Employment

00 2018-07-17 Introduced in House 2019-07-26T18:42:58Z Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act or the EMPOWER Act

This bill makes it an unlawful practice (with exceptions regarding certain settlement or separation agreements) for an employer to: (1) enter into a contract with an employee or applicant, as a condition of employment, promotion, compensation, benefits, or change in employment status or contractual relationship, or as a term, condition, or privilege of employment, if that contract contains a nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause that covers workplace harassment; and (2) enforce, or attempt to enforce, a nondisparagement clause or nondisclosure clause.

Notwithstanding signing any nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause, an employee or applicant retains any right that person would otherwise have had to report a concern about workplace harassment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other specified agencies, and any right that person would otherwise have had to bring an action in a court of the United States.

The bill: (1) sets forth enforcement powers of the EEOC and various entities, and the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, regarding workplace harassment; and (2) makes specified procedures and remedies applicable.

The EEOC shall: (1) establish a confidential tip-line that supplements its existing process for submitting a charge of discrimination, and (2) provide for the development and dissemination of workplace training programs and information regarding workplace harassment, including sexual harassment.

The Internal Revenue Code is amended to modify the tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and workplace harassment.

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EMPOWER Act Display Title EMPOWER Act Official Title as Introduced To deter, prevent, reduce, and respond to harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on protected categories; and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on protected categories. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced EMPOWER Act Short Titles as Introduced Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act Introduced in House 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6406ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6406ih.xml 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.