Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 24, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
This bill addresses sexual harassment and gender harassment in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by supporting research regarding such harassment and efforts to prevent and respond to such harassment.
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or their consortia) to
- expand research into sexual harassment and gender harassment in the STEM workforce, including students and trainees; and
- examine interventions for reducing the incidence and negative consequences of such harassment.
The NSF must convene a working group composed of representatives of federal statistical agencies to develop questions on sexual harassment and gender harassment in STEM departments in order to gather national data on the prevalence, nature, and implications of such harassment in institutions of higher education.
The NSF shall enter into agreements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to (1) update a responsible conduct guide issued by the National Academies to include, among other things, updated professional standards of conduct in research and evidence-based practices for fostering a climate that is intolerant of sexual harassment and gender harassment; and (2) study the influence of such harassment in institutions of higher education on the career advancement of individuals in the STEM workforce.
The National Science and Technology Council shall establish an interagency working group to coordinate the federal science agencies' efforts to reduce the prevalence of sexual harassment and gender harassment involving grant personnel.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy must develop a uniform set of policy guidelines for such agencies to prevent and respond to reports of sexual harassment and gender harassment.
Cosponsors 102
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jan 8, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019Markup Jun 20, 2019Reported Jul 12, 2019 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2019 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2019 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 23, 2019Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 23, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7173-7176)
- Jul 23, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 36.
- Jul 23, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7173-7175)
- Jul 23, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 12, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-153.
- Jul 12, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.
- Jun 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E976 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 24, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7173–H7176Text printed H7173–H7175 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Frank D. Lucas R-OK | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX | Jan 3, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 10, 2019H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 20, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H212.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-28 | COMBATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCIENCE102 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jun 12, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Research administration and funding
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Women's education
- Women's employment
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jul 23, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jul 12, 2019Reported in House
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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 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.
