[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 435 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 435

     Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of 
 Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights 
   and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2023

    Mr. Steil (for himself and Mr. Morelle) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of 
 Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights 
   and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. MANDATORY COMPLETION OF PROGRAM OF TRAINING IN WORKPLACE 
              RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Requiring Training for All Members, Officers, and Employees.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on House 
        Administration shall issue regulations to provide that, during 
        each session of each Congress, each Member (including each 
        Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), officer, 
        and employee of the House of Representatives shall complete a 
        program of training in the workplace rights and 
        responsibilities applicable to offices and employees of the 
        House under part A of title II of the Congressional 
        Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), including 
        anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training.
            (2) Inclusion of interns, fellows, and detailees.--For 
        purposes of this resolution, an individual serving in an office 
        of the House of Representatives as an intern (including an 
        unpaid intern), a participant in a fellowship program, or a 
        detailee from another office of the Federal government shall be 
        considered an employee of the House.
            (3) Exception for participants in new member orientation 
        programs.--If an individual completed a program of training 
        required under paragraph (1) during the new Member orientation 
        program administered by the Committee on House Administration 
        prior to the beginning of a Congress, the individual is not 
        required to complete the program during the first session of 
        the Congress.
    (b) Deadline.--
            (1) In general.--Under the regulations issued by the 
        Committee on House Administration under subsection (a), an 
        individual shall complete the program of training required 
        under subsection (a) and file a certificate of completion of 
        such training not later than--
                    (A) in the case of an individual who is serving as 
                a Member, officer, or employee of the House as of the 
                date on which the Committee first certifies that the 
                program is in operation for the session, not later than 
                90 days after such date; or
                    (B) in the case of any other individual, not later 
                than 90 days after the individual first becomes a 
                Member, officer, or employee of the House.
            (2) Alternative deadlines.--The Committee on House 
        Administration may include in the regulations issued under 
        subsection (a)--
                    (A) an alternative deadline for individuals serving 
                as interns and participants in fellowship programs to 
                take into account the duration of their service; and
                    (B) an alternative deadline for individuals who 
                first become Members, officers, or employees of the 
                House towards the end of a session of Congress to take 
                into account the amount of time remaining in the 
                session.
            (3) Special rule for first session of one hundred 
        eighteenth congress.--In the case of the first session of the 
        One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, an individual described in 
        subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall complete the program 
        required under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the adoption of this resolution.
    (c) Additional Mechanisms.--The Committee on House Administration 
shall consider additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the 
training requirement under subsection (a).
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