To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Latest action · Sep 27, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a policy to end harassment and sexual assault, including sexual and gender-based harassment, at its facilities. The VA must also designate points of contact at each VA facility, Veterans Integrated Service Network, and at the Central Office of the VA to receive reports of harassment and sexual assault.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 23, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 17, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 21, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Oct 23, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 157, September 27, 2019, page H8081.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3224 | Deborah Sampson Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against women
- Employment and training programs
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 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.
