3.0.0 5464 2022-10-28T01:45:52Z 2022-10-28T01:45:52Z House HR 2019-12-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SPEIER:H.R. 5464.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 5 of the United States Constitution[Page H10610]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-12-17T14:00:45Z 2019-12-17 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 N B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2019-12-17 True U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 2019-12-17 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-12-17 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-12-17 True Congress Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Congressional agencies Congressional committees Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal district courts Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations House Committee on Ethics House of Representatives Library of Congress Members of Congress Senate Senate Select Committee on Ethics Worker safety and health Congress 00 2019-12-17 Introduced in House 2022-04-21T17:25:17Z Congressional Accountability Act Enhancement Act

This bill requires Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid on their behalf as settlements and awards in all instances of employment discrimination acts by any Member, and it requires the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to conduct an independent investigation for an allegation of harassment or discrimination.

Under current law, a Member is only required to make reimbursement for instances of harassment (not discrimination), and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights is required to notify an employee who filed a claim alleging harassment about the process and deadlines for mediation.

]]> Congressional Accountability Act Enhancement Act Display Title Congressional Accountability Act Enhancement 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 settlements and awards under such Act in all cases of employment discrimination acts committed personally by Members, to require the General Counsel of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to conduct an investigation of all workplace discrimination claims filed by covered employees under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Congressional Accountability Act Enhancement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5464ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5464ih.xml 2019-12-17 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.