# 119-hr-4599: Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act

119-hr-4599, Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4599
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Public companies must publicly report and independently investigate workplace discrimination and harassment.** This bill would also require mandatory training, employee surveys, an anonymous whistleblower tip line, and attestations from top officers and board members. - Employees: Workers would get mandatory training within 60 days of hire and annual refreshers, with retraining for those who commit violations. The bill also requires an anonymous tip line and an annual survey that asks about perceived safety and comfort reporting harassment. - Public companies (issuers): Issuers would have to disclose counts of complaints, numbers under investigation, resolutions, settlements, aggregate payments, and average time to resolve claims. Disclosures must cover parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and issuers must file current reports when entering or exiting resolution agreements and note if an employee in a resolution has two or more prior claims. - Investigations and governance: Covered claims must be investigated by an independent third-party law firm chosen only if all employees involved agree. Issuers must contract third-party firms for training and surveys and require attestations from the general counsel, chief financial officer, chief executive officer, and each board member that policies and systems exist to meet these requirements.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Broader protections for workers and contractors: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would broaden what counts as covered discrimination and harassment. It would include Title VII categories (race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, and national origin), age, disability, genetic information, status tied to uniformed service,…
- Mandatory training and tip line at public companies: benefit, medium. If enacted, public companies would have to provide training on what behavior is banned, how to report, prevention, and worker rights. New hires would train within 60 days, and all workers would train each year. Managers and HR would get separate training, and anyone who violates the rules would ret…
- Outside investigators for public company claims: benefit, medium. If enacted, public companies would need to hire an outside law firm to investigate covered claims. The investigation would be impartial and fact‑finding, not directed by the company. The chosen firm could be used only if all employees involved in the claim agree. The company would pay for the inves…
- Public companies must disclose harassment cases: benefit, medium. If enacted, public companies that file SEC reports would have to disclose harassment and discrimination data. Reports would list claims received, under investigation, resolved, settlements, court judgments, outcomes, and total payments (including insurance or employee payments). They would also rep…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4599 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4599)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4599 (as of 2026-07-19).