Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act
Latest action · May 21, 2018 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act
This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise procedures for initiating, investigating, and resolving claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against discrimination and sexual harassment.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 17, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | May 17, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 17, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 17, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 17, 2018 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 17, 2018 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 17, 2018 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | May 17, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2018Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
- May 17, 2018Introduced in Senate
- May 17, 2018Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 652 | Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- China
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Europe
- Genetics
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- House Committee on Ethics
- Human rights
- Lawyers and legal services
- Legal fees and court costs
- Library of Congress
- Members of Congress
- Policy sciences
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2018Placed on Calendar Senate
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