# 116-hr-8465: SHAPE Act of 2020

116-hr-8465, SHAPE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8465
- Congress: 116
- Title: SHAPE Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

State Harassment and Assault Prevention and Eradication Act of 2020 or the SHAPE Act of 2020 This bill establishes policies, employee rights, and accountability measures to address harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation in the Department of State.

## Cosponsors (24)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8465)

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- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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