HR 4497
115th Congress
House
Congress
Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Crime victims
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Worker safety and health
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to pay settlements and awards for workplace harassment and discrimination claims under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which arise from acts committed personally by Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends (1) the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to prohibit the use of public funds to pay awards or settlements for certain violations of employees' rights and protections under the CAA committed personally by Members of Congress, and (2) the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of campaign funds for such payments. The bill also prohibits the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives from being used for these settlements or awards.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1