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HR 4522 115th Congress House

Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: December 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Dec 1, 2017
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 Latest action December 1, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4494 Related bill Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
  • HR 4458 Related bill To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settleme…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4522: Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4522/
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"H.R. 4522: Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4522/.
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H.R. 4522, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4522/.
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