US Congress House Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 16 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires each federal agency to establish a model Equal Employment Opportunity Program that is independent of the agency's Human Capital or General Counsel office, and it establishes requirements related to complaints of discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. An agency must publish a notice of any final agency action or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appellate decision involving a finding of prohibited discrimination or retaliation, and it must report certain data with respect to specified equal opportunity complaints. Each agency must establish a system to track complaints of discrimination and include a notation of any adverse action taken against an employee for discrimination or retaliation in the employee's personnel record. The EEOC must refer to the Office of Special Counsel a matter about which it issues an appellate decision involving a finding of discrimination or retaliation within a federal agency, and the Office of Special Counsel shall accept and review such referral for purposes of seeking disciplinary action. An employee who has authority to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action shall not implement or enforce a nondisclosure policy that prohibits or restricts an employee from disclosing information relating to (1) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; (2) mismanagement, gross waste of funds, or abuse of authority; (3) a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or (4) any other whistle-blower protection.

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

2019-01-15 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 33 (Y: 424 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
2019-12-16	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-176.
2019-11-06	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-01-16	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2019-01-15	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-15	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H558-560)
2019-01-15	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H580)
2019-01-15	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-01-15	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 135.
2019-01-15	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H558-562)
2019-01-15	House	Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/135/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr135/BILLS-116hr135ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr135/BILLS-116hr135eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr135/BILLS-116hr135rs.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201933