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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jan 3, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jan 18, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 16, 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.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45689 | FY2019 Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 115-245) Archived | Report | Apr 12, 2019 |
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 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require covered harassment and covered discrimination awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered harassment and covered discrimination complaints, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ME TOO Congress Act
- Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act
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
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.
