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Me Too Congressional Ethics Act

Introduced: December 20, 2017 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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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.
Dec 20, 2017
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Me Too Congressional Ethics Act

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require the automatic referral to the congressional ethics committees of the final disposition of any allegation that an employing office of the House of Representatives or Senate violated certain CAA rights and protections, and (2) allow the employee alleging such violation to request a waiver of the referral or requirements to provide the congressional ethics committees with access to records and information regarding the allegation.

What's happening now December 20, 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.

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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Dec 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4705: Me Too Congressional Ethics Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4705/
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"H.R. 4705: Me Too Congressional Ethics Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4705/.
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H.R. 4705, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4705/.
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