To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for payments of awards and settlements under such Act which are made in connection with claims of sexual harassment committed by the Members, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4674| House
| Updated: 12/18/2017
Mia B. Love
Republican Representative
Utah
Committee on House Administration
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for the payment of an award or settlement in connection with an allegation of a violation of CAA rights and protections that consists of an act of sexual harassment committed personally by a Member of Congress. The bill also prohibits the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives from being used to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment by the Member or any other individual paid from the allowance.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Congress
AppropriationsAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional officers and employeesCongressional operations and organizationCrime victimsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedureMembers of CongressSex offensesWorker safety and health
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for payments of awards and settlements under such Act which are made in connection with claims of sexual harassment committed by the Members, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4674| House
| Updated: 12/18/2017
Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for the payment of an award or settlement in connection with an allegation of a violation of CAA rights and protections that consists of an act of sexual harassment committed personally by a Member of Congress. The bill also prohibits the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives from being used to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment by the Member or any other individual paid from the allowance.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mia B. Love
Republican Representative
Utah
Committee on House Administration
Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional officers and employeesCongressional operations and organizationCrime victimsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedureMembers of CongressSex offensesWorker safety and health