A bill to require covered harassment and covered discrimination awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered harassment and covered discrimination complaints, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2159| Senate
| Updated: 11/16/2017
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Cosponsors (18)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act or the ME TOO Congress Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), including to (1) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to sexual orientation, gender identity, and to legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; (2) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (3) require the offending Member of Congress to pay for settlements and awards in such complaints; and (4) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. The bill sets forth requirements for certain harassment and discrimination awareness and prevention training.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Congress
Age discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional committeesCongressional officers and employeesCongressional operations and organizationCongressional oversightCrime victimsDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHouse Committee on House AdministrationLegislative rules and procedureMembers of CongressRacial and ethnic relationsSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesWorker safety and health
A bill to require covered harassment and covered discrimination awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered harassment and covered discrimination complaints, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2159| Senate
| Updated: 11/16/2017
Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act or the ME TOO Congress Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), including to (1) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to sexual orientation, gender identity, and to legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; (2) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (3) require the offending Member of Congress to pay for settlements and awards in such complaints; and (4) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. The bill sets forth requirements for certain harassment and discrimination awareness and prevention training.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Cosponsors (18)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Age discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional committeesCongressional officers and employeesCongressional operations and organizationCongressional oversightCrime victimsDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHouse Committee on House AdministrationLegislative rules and procedureMembers of CongressRacial and ethnic relationsSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesWorker safety and health