[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3911]
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     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

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of 
House Resolution 30, and ask for its immediate consideration in the 
House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                               H. Res. 30

       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.
       (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 first day 
     of a session of Congress, not later than 90 days after the 
     session begins; 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 during the session.
       (2) Special rule for first session of one hundred sixteenth 
     congress.--In the case of the first session of the One 
     Hundred Sixteenth 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).

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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