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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's…

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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.

Introduced: February 11, 2016 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to specify that it covers employees of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the Helsinki Commission).

What's happening now February 11, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4548: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4548/
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"H.R. 4548: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4548/.
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H.R. 4548, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4548/.
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[H.R. 4548: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4548/)
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