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S 2236 115th Congress Senate

Congressional Harassment Reform Act

Official title: A bill to require covered discrimination and covered harassment awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detai… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require covered discrimination and covered harassment awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered discrimination and covered harassment complaints, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2017 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Dec 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 14, 2017
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 Latest action December 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Harassment Reform Act

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require certain discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training for Members of Congress, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees; (2) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to legislative interns, fellows, and detailees; (3) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (4) require a Member of Congress to reimburse the Treasury if an employee receives an award or settlement for the Member's alleged act of discrimination or harassment, unless the Member's request for a nonreimbursement determination is approved; and (5) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 14 Republican 6
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 10, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 18, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 21, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 20, 2017
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 19, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 19, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 14, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2017
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 14, 2017
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Dec 14, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 14, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Dec 14, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 14, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Dec 14, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 14, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 14, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 14, 2017
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Dec 14, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2236: Congressional Harassment Reform Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2236/
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