SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to expand prohibitions against wrongful broadcast, distribution, or publication of intimate visual images, including digital forgeries (see H.R. 5090), H3756 [2SE]

Bureau of Prisons: address sexual harassment and sexual assault of staff in prisons (see S. 307), S480 [29JA] (see H.R. 868), H431 [31JA]

Computers: repeal certain provisions relative to semiconductor manufacturing incentives and science, technology, research, and innovation investments and limit Federal mandates imposed on entities seeking funding (see S. 1745), S2895 [13MY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (see H. Res. 480), H2506 [5JN]

Courts: authorize civil right of action for individuals affected by video voyeurism (see H.R. 1204), H644 [11FE]

——— improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (see S. 1837), S3057 [21MY] (see H.R. 3562), H2361 [21MY]

——— provide civil relief for victims of disclosure of certain intimate images (see H.R. 2373), H1301 [26MR]

Crime: expand scope of prohibition against video voyeurism (see H.R. 1203), H644 [11FE]

——— express critical role of victim service providers in supporting victims through physical, mental, emotional, financial, and legal challenges of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H. Res. 933), H5057 [5DE]

——— prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors (see H.R. 6715), H5898 [15DE]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without person’s consent (see S. 516), S859 [11FE] (see H.R. 1218), H644 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: protect elementary and secondary students from sexual abuse (see H.R. 5065), H3716 [29AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases (see S. 2159), S3533 [25JN] (see H.R. 4127), H2969 [25JN]

——— provide additional funding to States that provide certain rights to sexual assault survivors (see S. 1931), S3205 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 1245), S2093 [31MR] (see H.R. 2576), H1403 [1AP]

——— improve claims relative to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 2201), H1169 [18MR]

——— update directives on management of acute sexual assault (see H.R. 5203), H3891 [8SE]

FCC: increase penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (see H.R. 4600), H3552 [22JY]

FTC: implement nationwide public awareness and education campaign that will equip families, educators, and stakeholders with latest best practices for protecting minors online (see H.R. 6719), H5898 [15DE]

——— require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (see S. 146), S227 [16JA] (see H.R. 633), H299 [22JA]

Immigration: extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence (see H.R. 2851), H1597 [10AP]

——— provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable (see S. 158), S280 [21JA] (see H.R. 30), H28 [3JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in definition of aggravated felonies to expedite removal of aliens convicted of such crimes (see S. 1517), S2664 [29AP] (see H.R. 3064), H1726 [29AP]

Information technology: combat cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations (see H.R. 6334), H4966 [1DE]

——— hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (see S. 1829), S3057 [21MY] (see H.R. 3921), H2654 [11JN]

——— prohibit production or distribution of digital forgeries of intimate visual depictions of identifiable individuals (see H.R. 2564), H1403 [1AP]

Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 770), H4501 [26SE]

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 763), H4494 [23SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 179), S2563 [10AP]

NLRB: protect employees from harassment and abuse (see S. 3124), S7962 [6NO]

NOAA: address sexual harassment and sexual assault involving personnel (see H.R. 2406), H1334 [27MR]

Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 168), S2521 [9AP] (see H. Res. 321), H1562 [9AP]

SEC: require public companies provide sexual harassment claim disclosures and any financial settlements paid out to victims in reports, and require such companies implement mandatory sexual harassment training (see H.R. 4599), H3552 [22JY]

Serbia: end impunity of persons responsible for Serbian sexual war crimes during Kosovo War and bring to justice persons responsible for rape of Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1600 [10AP]

Taxation: establish procedures for relief from joint and several liability on joint tax return for individuals requesting such relief due to domestic violence or abuse (see H.R. 6362), H4993 [2DE]

——— exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact (see H.R. 2347), H1273 [25MR]

——— exclude from gross income any judgments, awards, and settlements from sexual assault or sexual harassment claims (see S. 584), S971 [13FE] (see H.R. 1306), H706 [13FE]

Letters

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act: several organizations, H194–H196 [16JA]

Motions

Immigration: provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 30), H200 [16JA]

Remarks in House

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (H. Res. 480), H2559 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve claims relative to military sexual trauma (H.R. 2201), H2130–H2132 [19MY]

FTC: require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (S. 146), H1644–H1647 [28AP]

Immigration: extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, H194 [16JA]

——— provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 30), H96 [13JA], H175–H178 [15JA], H191–H202 [16JA], E58 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of Prisons: address sexual harassment and sexual assault of staff in prisons (S. 307), S2643 [29AP]

FTC: require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (S. 146), S988 [13FE], S2994 [20MY], S3190 [3JN]

Immigration: provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable (S. 158), S412 [28JA], S882 [12FE]

Information technology: hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require efforts to keep children safe from online predators (S. 1829), unanimous-consent request, S8563, S8564 [9DE]

——— hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (S. 1829), S3530 [25JN], S6516 [10SE], S8562–S8564 [9DE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 179), S2577 [10AP]

Reports filed

Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2201) (H. Rept. 119–98), H2107 [17MY]

Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1829), S3558 [26JN]

Tools To Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 119–82), H1682 [28AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 480, enroll congressional employees in Congressional Office of Compliance program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination, H2559 [9JN]

H.R. 30, Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, H191 [16JA]

H.R. 2201, Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act, H2130 [19MY]

S. 146, Tools To Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, S988–S990 [13FE], H1644 [28AP]

S. 307, Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, S2643 [29AP]

S. 1837, Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act, S3059 [21MY]

S. Res. 168, support goals and ideals of Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, S2529 [9AP]

S. Res. 179, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S2574 [10AP]