Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 20, 2021 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedApr 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement various policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination.
The bill requires the VA to ensure that
- the official who serves as the VA's Equal Employment Opportunity Director reports directly to the Deputy Secretary and does not also serve in a position that has responsibility over personnel functions or functions that conflict with the equal employment functions,
- each Equal Employment Opportunity program manager at the facility level reports to the head of the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) with respect to equal employment functions, and
- the employment discrimination complaint resolution system requires any VA manager who receives a harassment or employment discrimination complaint to report such complaint to the ORM immediately (or within two days of receiving the complaint if immediate reporting is impracticable).
The VA must provide employees with mandatory annual training on identifying and addressing sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination, including with respect to processes under the VA's Harassment Prevention Program.
The VA must regularly review the policies relating to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination to ensure its policies are complete and in accordance with the policies established by the ORM. Additionally, the VA must issue a final directive and handbook for its Harassment Prevention Program.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 20, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Apr 20, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 20, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2704 | Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 19, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2021Introduced in Senate
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