3.0.0 2553 2023-01-01T23:42:23Z 2023-01-01T23:42:23Z Senate S 2021-07-29 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-29T18:29:46Z Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021 117 4827 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2021-07-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5180) IntroReferral 2021-07-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-07-29 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-07-29 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-07-29 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-08-03 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2022-05-12 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2022-05-18 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2022-09-29 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-07-29 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-14T15:23:46Z Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021

This bill applies certain civil rights and employee protection laws to judicial branch employees.

Specifically, the bill applies to judicial branch employees laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, or disability.

Further, the bill prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers within the judicial branch.

Additionally, the bill establishes (1) the Commission on Judicial Integrity to oversee a program to prevent workplace misconduct; (2) the Office of Judicial Integrity to oversee confidential reporting systems regarding workplace misconduct, training programs on workplace behavior and bystander intervention, and other reporting initiatives regarding employee metrics and demographics; (3) the Special Counsel for Equal Employment Opportunity to investigate alleged workplace misconduct and complaints; and (4) the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance, representation, and consultation to judicial employees.

Finally, the bill establishes workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as judicial misconduct.

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