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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual…

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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Nov 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 28, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to (1) prohibit the use of federal funds for the payment of a settlement or award for a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress, and (2) require congressional ethics committees to consider expulsion of Members who have committed acts of sexual harassment.

What's happening now November 28, 2017

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4522 Related bill Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act
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Handel, Karen
· Dec 5, 2017
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4458: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4458/
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"H.R. 4458: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4458/.
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H.R. 4458, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4458/.
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[H.R. 4458: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4458/)
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