US Congress Senate Bill 3749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on December 20 2018 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-21 - Signed by President.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for certain claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill revises CAA provisions, including to: eliminate CAA counseling requirements and make mediation optional before filing a claim with the Office of Compliance (OOC) alleging the violation; require current and former Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for compensatory damages included in an award or settlement resulting from the Member's alleged act of discrimination or retaliation; require referral to congressional ethics committees of final disposition of claims alleging CAA violations by Members of Congress and senior staff of employing offices; require non-congressional legislative offices that violate CAA requirements to reimburse the Treasury for resulting award or settlement payments; extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to uncompensated legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; and provide OOC and CAA resources and services to employees outside of the Washington, DC area. The bill applies CAA rights and protections to the China Review Commission, the Congressional-Executive China Commission, the Helsinki Commission, the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, and their employees. Non-congressional CAA employing offices must develop programs to train and educate employees about their CAA rights and protections and available procedures to consider alleged CAA violations. The bill renames the OOC the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]

Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-21	House	Signed by President.
2018-12-20	House	Presented to President.
2018-12-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-12-13	House	On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10192-10200)
2018-12-13	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10192-10200)
2018-12-13	House	Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
2018-12-13	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-12-13	House	Received in the House.
2018-12-13	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7540-7548; text: CR S7540-7548)

HB4822 (Related) 2018-01-18 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ethics, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HB4924 (Related) 2018-02-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB2401 (Related) 2018-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S706)
SB2872 (Related) 2018-05-21 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
SB2952 (Related) 2018-05-29 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3749/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3749/BILLS-115s3749es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3749/BILLS-115s3749enr.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3749/BILLS-115s3749cps.pdf