Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 19, 2017 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 28, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNov 29, 2017
Summary
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(Sec. 1) Directs the Committee on House Administration to issue regulations requiring Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to complete a training program on workplace rights and responsibilities, including anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training, during each congressional session.
Requires Members, officers, or employees to certify completion of such training within 90 days after a congressional session begins or within 90 days after beginning service during a session. (Sets forth a special rule requiring such training to be completed within 180 days after the beginning of the second session of the 115th Congress.)
(Sec. 2) Directs the committee to issue regulations requiring that each House employing office post in a prominent location in its office and in each Member's congressional district office a statement of rights and protections provided to House employees under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, including procedures for responding to and adjudicating allegations of violations of such rights and protections.
Cosponsors 229
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 28, 2017 to Nov 29, 2017, with 187 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 28, 2017 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 19, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Nov 29, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9491-9498)
- Nov 29, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 630.
- Nov 29, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congress
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- House of Representatives
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- Sex offenses
- Women's employment
- Worker safety and health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2017Engrossed in House
- Nov 28, 2017Introduced in House
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