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Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1243| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2021
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement various policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination. The bill requires the VA to ensure that the official who serves as the VA's Equal Employment Opportunity Director reports directly to the Deputy Secretary and does not also serve in a position that has responsibility over personnel functions or functions that conflict with the equal employment functions, each Equal Employment Opportunity program manager at the facility level reports to the head of the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) with respect to equal employment functions, and the employment discrimination complaint resolution system requires any VA manager who receives a harassment or employment discrimination complaint to report such complaint to the ORM immediately (or within two days of receiving the complaint if immediate reporting is impracticable). The VA must provide employees with mandatory annual training on identifying and addressing sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination, including with respect to processes under the VA's Harassment Prevention Program. The VA must regularly review the policies relating to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination to ensure its policies are complete and in accordance with the policies established by the ORM. Additionally, the VA must issue a final directive and handbook for its Harassment Prevention Program.
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Timeline
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2704
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • May 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2704
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2704: Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offenses

Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1243| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2021
Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement various policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination. The bill requires the VA to ensure that the official who serves as the VA's Equal Employment Opportunity Director reports directly to the Deputy Secretary and does not also serve in a position that has responsibility over personnel functions or functions that conflict with the equal employment functions, each Equal Employment Opportunity program manager at the facility level reports to the head of the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) with respect to equal employment functions, and the employment discrimination complaint resolution system requires any VA manager who receives a harassment or employment discrimination complaint to report such complaint to the ORM immediately (or within two days of receiving the complaint if immediate reporting is impracticable). The VA must provide employees with mandatory annual training on identifying and addressing sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination, including with respect to processes under the VA's Harassment Prevention Program. The VA must regularly review the policies relating to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination to ensure its policies are complete and in accordance with the policies established by the ORM. Additionally, the VA must issue a final directive and handbook for its Harassment Prevention Program.
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Timeline
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2704
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • May 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2704
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2704: Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offenses