# 117-hr-8146: Accountability for Workplace Misconduct Act

117-hr-8146, Accountability for Workplace Misconduct Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8146
- Congress: 117
- Title: Accountability for Workplace Misconduct Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-06-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accountability for Workplace Misconduct Act This bill requires employers to establish a process for receiving and investigating allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. It also limits the use of nondisclosure clauses in certain settlement agreements.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-8146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8146)

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- [117-hr-6207: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6207)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6005)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8146 (as of 2025-11-18).