HR 4458
115th Congress
House
Congress
Appropriations
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Crime victims
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
House Committee on Ethics
Members of Congress
Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Worker safety and health
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
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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
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
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.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1