Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the office's workplace, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and consultation to employees of the House regarding procedures and proceedings under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 6, 2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 5, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseFeb 6, 2018
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) Requires each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy.
Directs the Committee on House Administration, by June, 1, 2018, to promulgate regulations to carry out this resolution and ensure their consistency with requirements of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), the House Code of Official Conduct, and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations.
(Sec. 2) Establishes the House Office of Employee Advocacy (OEA) to: (1) provide legal assistance to House employees regarding CAA procedures, including those applicable to civil actions; and (2) operate an employee hotline.
Prohibits the OEA from: (1) accepting awards of litigation expenses or costs under CAA hearings or civil actions, and (2) providing assistance to an employee after the individual files a civil action.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Office of the House Employment Counsel to continue carrying out all of its current functions.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to require: (1) House offices to certify on Payroll Authorization Forms of House employees that payroll actions are not connected to CAA awards and settlements, and (2) House Members to certify on such forms that Members' Representational Allowance is not being used for CAA awards or settlements.
(Sec. 5) Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House to prohibit: (1) a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House from committing sexual harassment or engaging in unwelcome sexual advances; and (2) sexual relationships between Members and employees (except between married individuals).
(Sec. 7) Bars the House Office of Congressional Ethics from initiating or continuing any investigation of an allegation of violation under CAA rights and protections, or making recommendations regarding such an allegation, if the employee initiates proceedings regarding the alleged violation under CAA administrative and judicial dispute-resolution procedures.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2018 to Feb 6, 2018; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 5, 2018 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 6, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 5, 2018 |
| House | Ethics Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2018 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2018Mr. Harper moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Feb 6, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H813-814)
- Feb 6, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 724.
- Feb 6, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H813-814)
- Feb 6, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E143, H806, H813–H815Text printed H813 | Gregg Harper R-MS, Jamie Raskin D-MD, Kevin Brady R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 6, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MARKUP OF: COMMITTEE RESOLUTION NUMBERS 115-10 TO 115-1820 pages | Committee on House Administration | Apr 25, 2018 |
| — | LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2019463 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 11, 2018–Apr 25, 2018 |
| — | MARKUP OF COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS 115-6, 115-7, AND 115-822 pages | Committee on House Administration | Feb 27, 2018 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40962 | Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage | Report | Oct 13, 2026 |
| RL33220 | Support Offices in the House of Representatives: Roles and Authorities | Report | Aug 30, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4822 | Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act | Related bill | Jan 18, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the office's workplace, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and consultation to employees of the House regarding procedures and proceedings under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congress
- Congressional committees
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- House Committee on House Administration
- House of Representatives
- Lawyers and legal services
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- Sex offenses
- Worker safety and health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2018Engrossed in House
- Feb 5, 2018Introduced 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 resolution 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.
