A bill to require covered discrimination and covered harassment 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 discrimination and covered harassment complaints, and for other purposes.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Congressional Harassment Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require certain discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training for Members of Congress, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees; (2) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to legislative interns, fellows, and detailees; (3) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (4) require a Member of Congress to reimburse the Treasury if an employee receives an award or settlement for the Member's alleged act of discrimination or harassment, unless the Member's request for a nonreimbursement determination is approved; and (5) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
Age discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional agenciesCongressional 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 AdministrationJudicial review and appealsLegislative rules and procedureLibrary of CongressMembers of CongressRacial and ethnic relationsSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWorker safety and health
A bill to require covered discrimination and covered harassment 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 discrimination and covered harassment complaints, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2236| Senate
| Updated: 12/14/2017
Congressional Harassment Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require certain discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training for Members of Congress, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees; (2) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to legislative interns, fellows, and detailees; (3) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (4) require a Member of Congress to reimburse the Treasury if an employee receives an award or settlement for the Member's alleged act of discrimination or harassment, unless the Member's request for a nonreimbursement determination is approved; and (5) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
Age discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional agenciesCongressional 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 AdministrationJudicial review and appealsLegislative rules and procedureLibrary of CongressMembers of CongressRacial and ethnic relationsSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWorker safety and health