BLAKE Act
USA116th CongressHR-931| House
| Updated: 3/22/2019
Mark Walker
Republican Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (1)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act or the BLAKE Act This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until such former Member reimburses the Treasury for the amount paid as a settlement or award to an employee for a claim alleging harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or retaliation for reporting these types of harassment.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional officers and employeesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of CongressPublic participation and lobbyingRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
BLAKE Act
USA116th CongressHR-931| House
| Updated: 3/22/2019
Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act or the BLAKE Act This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until such former Member reimburses the Treasury for the amount paid as a settlement or award to an employee for a claim alleging harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or retaliation for reporting these types of harassment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mark Walker
Republican Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (1)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional officers and employeesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of CongressPublic participation and lobbyingRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination