To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in connection with violations of such Act which were committed personally by the Members, to prohibit the imposition of nondisclosure agreements as a condition of the payment of an award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 4, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require former and current Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for payments of awards or settlements resulting from a violation of certain CAA rights and protections committed personally by the Member, (2) prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement upon any party as a condition of an award or settlement resulting from such violation, and (3) permit an individual to make information regarding such an award or settlement public if he or she is subject to an existing nondisclosure agreement.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4484 | Victims' Voice and Transparency Act | Related bill | Nov 29, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congress
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Freedom of information
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- House of Representatives
- Members of Congress
- Right of privacy
- Senate
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in House
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