# 114-hr-4548: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.

114-hr-4548, To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4548
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2016-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to specify that it covers employees of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the Helsinki Commission).

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- 114-hr-6482: Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
- 114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6131: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5996: Halt Arms and Promote Peace in South Sudan Act
- 114-hr-5974: Coptic Churches Accountability Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4548 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4548)

## Related
- [114-hr-6482: Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6482)
- [114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6421)
- [114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6208)
- [114-hr-6131: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6131)
- [114-hr-5996: Halt Arms and Promote Peace in South Sudan Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5996)
- [114-hr-5974: Coptic Churches Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5974)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4548 (as of 2025-11-18).