3.0.0 642 2023-01-11T13:39:11Z 2023-01-11T13:39:11Z House HRES 2017-12-01 115 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-12-01T14:02:50Z 2017-12-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 N Congress Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Congressional committees Congressional operations and organization Crimes against women Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives House Committee on House Administration House of Representatives Members of Congress Right of privacy Sex offenses Congress 00 2017-12-01 Introduced in House 2018-02-05T23:10:20Z Prohibits the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives from being used to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the Member or any individual whose compensation is paid from the allowance.

Requires an individual for whom such allowance was used to pay such compensation before the adoption of this resolution to repay the Treasury the amount of such compensation using personal funds.

Requires the Committee on House Administration, within 30 days after it approves a settlement entered into under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 by the office of a Member of the House in connection with a violation involving sexual harassment or sexual misconduct, to publish and post on its public website:

  • a description of the violation involved,
  • the office and the individual committing the violation, and
  • the amount of the settlement.

Directs the committee to ensure that the identity of any individual who received a settlement, or who made an allegation of a violation, is not disclosed.

]]> Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the Member or the employees of the Member's office, and for other purposes. Display Title Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the Member or the employees of the Member's office, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the Member or the employees of the Member's office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hres642ih/xml/BILLS-115hres642ih.xml 2017-12-01 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.