3.0.0 931 2022-11-01T15:17:47Z 2022-11-01T15:17:47Z House HR 2019-01-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALKER:H.R. 931.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 5 of the United States Constitution[Page H1339]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-22T13:34:50Z Referred to 2019-01-30T14:02:00Z 2019-03-22 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 N B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2019-03-12 False Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Disability and health-based discrimination Employment discrimination and employee rights Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-01-30 Introduced in House 2020-06-24T13:38:35Z Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act or the BLAKE Act

This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until such former Member reimburses the Treasury for the amount paid as a settlement or award to an employee for a claim alleging harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or retaliation for reporting these types of harassment.

]]> BLAKE Act Display Title BLAKE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced BLAKE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until the former Member has met any obligation imposed on the former Member under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as settlements and awards under such Act in the case of an act committed personally by the former Member. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr931ih/xml/BILLS-116hr931ih.xml 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.