National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a national commission to study workplace sexual harassment and recommend solutions. The commission would lead a nationwide investigation into sexual harassment, assault, and related misconduct and deliver a comprehensive report to the President and Congress within 18 months of enactment.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New national workplace harassment commission
This bill would create the National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment. The commission would have 11 members, at least 6 of whom must be women, appointed by Congressional leaders and the President within 45 days. The commission would meet within 60 days, hold hearings, collect testimony, and must send a report to the President and Congress and hold a hearing on that report within 18 months. Members would serve without pay but receive travel expenses and per diem; the Director could be paid up to Executive Schedule level IV and staff pay would be capped at the equivalent of level V. The commission would be able to request information from federal agencies, hire temporary staff and contractors subject to appropriations, use GSA office space on a reimbursable basis, and would terminate 60 days after it files its report.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov