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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: November 14, 2017 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 November 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4822 Related bill Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
  • HR 4924 Related bill Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
  • S 3749 Related bill 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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