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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="215" measure-id="id117hr215" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-01-05" update-date="2021-11-17">
        <title>Victims' Voice and Transparency Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr215v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-11-17">
            <action-date>2021-01-05</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Victims' Voice and Transparency Act</b></p>  <p>This bill prohibits the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of receiving an award or settlement in connection with certain violations of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, including discriminatory practices and harassment that occurs in legislative branch offices.</p>]]></summary-text>
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