Congress Leads by Example Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 23, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congress Leads by Example Act of 2015
This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to grant the Office of Compliance (OOC) subpoena authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) for inspections and investigations in offices covered by the CAA (Congressional offices and committees, the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the OOC) and in the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress (LOC).
CAA-covered offices, the GAO, and the LOC are subject to OSH Act recordkeeping requirements and may not: (1) retaliate against employees for requesting OOC action or for instituting or testifying in any proceeding that arises from the application of the OSH Act to that office, (2) fire an employee because the employee's earnings have been garnished for any one debt, or (3) discriminate against an employee for being a debtor or bankrupt.
Whistle-blower protections are extended to employees of CAA-covered offices, the GAO, and the LOC.
CAA-covered offices must: (1) retain records necessary to administer certain rights and protections of employees under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (2) post conspicuously all notices describing employee rights and protections under federal law.
This bill amends the federal judicial code to extend protections for jurors' employment to CAA-covered offices, the GAO, the Government Publishing Office, and the LOC.Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 2, 2016 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Sep 16, 2015 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2015 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Nov 4, 2015 | |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Nov 4, 2015 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2015 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Nov 4, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Nov 4, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Sep 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1292-1293)
- Sep 16, 2015Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1292 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Sep 16, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 133, September 16, 2015, page H6076.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2723 | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2016 |
| HR 4195 | Congress Leads by Example Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 31, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide enhanced enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections applicable to the legislative branch, to provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees of the legislative branch, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Congress Leads by Example Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Administrative remedies
- Bankruptcy
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Libraries and archives
- Library of Congress
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
