About the bill
Following revelations of sexual assault by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and multiple allegations of the same by Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama, Congress is facing an extremely negative public image on the issue.
Worse still, new reports have detailed how a 1995 law called the Congressional Accountability Act which was intended to deal with the problem has in reality been little enforced.
Congress has already taken a few measures to deal with the problem internally, and several other bills could provide further reforms. Below is an overview of what’s already been done and what may still be done soon.
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Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on November 15, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
151 Cosponsors (132 Democrats, 19 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Reps Nadler and King Co-Sponsor the ME TOO Congress Act of 2017”
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY12]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 28, 2017
“Larson Supports Anti-Harassment/Anti-Discrimination Resolution”
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Rep. John Larson [D-CT1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 29, 2017
“Rep. Culberson Pledges His Support of ME TOO Congress Act of 2017”
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Rep. John Culberson [R-TX7, 2001-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 30, 2017
History
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Nov 15, 2017
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Introduced
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H.R. 4396 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4396. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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