Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Passed House
Summary
This resolution would require mandatory workplace training for every House Member, officer, and employee, focusing on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment. It treats interns, unpaid interns, fellowship participants, and detailees as House employees for training purposes.
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- Members, officers, and long-term employees must complete the program and file a certificate within 90 days after the Committee certifies the program is operating for the session. Members who completed that training during new Member orientation before a Congress are not required to repeat it in the first session.
- New Members, officers, and employees who start mid-session must complete training within 90 days after they begin, unless the Committee sets a different deadline to account for timing.
- Interns, unpaid interns, fellows, and detailees are explicitly counted as House employees for this requirement and may get alternative deadlines that match the length of their service.
- The Committee on House Administration must issue implementing regulations within 30 days after adoption and must consider additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the training requirement.
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Mandatory workplace rights training for House members and staff
The House requires workplace rights training each session. The training covers anti-discrimination and anti-harassment under the Congressional Accountability Act. Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers, employees, interns (paid or unpaid), fellows, and detailees must take it. You must file a certificate when done. The Committee on House Administration issues rules within 30 days. Standard deadline: finish and file within 90 days after the Committee certifies the program is running. New hires: finish and file within 90 days after you start. The Committee may set different deadlines for short-term interns and for people who start late in a session. First session of the 119th Congress: finish within 90 days after this resolution was adopted. Taking the training during new Member orientation before Congress starts counts for the first session. The Committee considers extra steps to ensure compliance.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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