GUARD Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Garnishing for Unethical Actions to Restore Dignity Act or the GUARD Act
This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to require a Member of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for awards or settlements resulting from violations of certain CAA rights and protections against sexual harassment committed personally by the Member.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 11, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Original | Dec 11, 2017 |
Committees 1
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 Dec 11, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2017Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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. 163, no. 201, December 11, 2017, page H9789.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements resulting from violations of such Act consisting of acts of sexual harassment which were committed personally by the Members, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GUARD Act
- Garnishing for Unethical Actions to Restore Dignity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congress
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Members of Congress
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2017Introduced 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.
