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H.R. 4393 115th Congress House

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…

Official title: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-E… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: November 14, 2017 Introduced by: Christopher H. Smith Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 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).

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4822 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
  • HR 4924 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
  • S 3749 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4393: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4393/
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"H.R. 4393: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4393/.
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H.R. 4393, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4393/.
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[H.R. 4393: 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/115-HR-4393/)
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