ME TOO Congress Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act or the ME TOO Congress Act
This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), including to (1) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to sexual orientation, gender identity, and to legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; (2) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (3) require the offending Member of Congress to pay for settlements and awards in such complaints; and (4) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
The bill sets forth requirements for certain harassment and discrimination awareness and prevention training.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2017 to Jan 18, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Nov 27, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Dec 6, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Dec 6, 2017 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Dec 11, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 13, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2236 | Congressional Harassment Reform Act | Related bill | Dec 14, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Age discrimination
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congress
- Congressional committees
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Disability and paralysis
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Genetics
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- House Committee on House Administration
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
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