HR 7031 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018

Introduced Oct 5, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX

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Latest action · Oct 5, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 5, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018

This bill establishes a grant program and requirements for the National Science Foundation and other federal science agencies to expand research on the causes and effects of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific workforce, including students and trainees. The research must also examine policies to reduce the occurrences and negative consequences of such harassment.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 19, 2018; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalOct 5, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-PAConor LambOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-CAKaren BassOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalOct 5, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalOct 5, 2018
D-CAAnna G. EshooOct 19, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Oct 5, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 5, 2018Introduced in House
  2. Oct 5, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1373)
  3. Oct 5, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1373Lists H9420H.R. 7031–7048Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TXOct 5, 2018

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 166, October 5, 2018, page H9420.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific workforce and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 5, 2018Introduced in House

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