116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.
January 8, 2019
Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. Mandatory completion of program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities.
(a) Requiring training for all Members, officers, and employees.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on House Administration shall issue regulations to provide that, during each session of each Congress, each Member (including each Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), officer, and employee of the House of Representatives shall complete a program of training in the workplace rights and responsibilities applicable to offices and employees of the House under part A of title II of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), including anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training.
(2) INCLUSION OF INTERNS, FELLOWS, AND DETAILEES.—For purposes of this resolution, an individual serving in an office of the House of Representatives as an intern (including an unpaid intern), a participant in a fellowship program, or a detailee from another office of the Federal Government shall be considered an employee of the House.
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the regulations issued by the Committee on House Administration under subsection (a), an individual shall complete the program of training required under subsection (a) and file a certificate of completion of such training not later than—
(A) in the case of an individual who is serving as a Member, officer, or employee of the House as of the first day of a session of Congress, not later than 90 days after the session begins; or
(B) in the case of any other individual, not later than 90 days after the individual first becomes a Member, officer, or employee of the House during the session.
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR FIRST SESSION OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.—In the case of the first session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, an individual described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall complete the program required under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.
(c) Additional mechanisms.—The Committee on House Administration shall consider additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the training requirement under subsection (a).