,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #cj1       
#bjag,ms4 ,castor of ,florida 7for      
herself and ,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie to prohibit the use of public     
funds to pay settlements and awards for 
workplace harassment and discrimination 
claims under the ,congressional         
,accountability ,act of #aiie which     
arise from acts committed personally by 
,members of ,congress1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,prohibiting use of      
public funds to pay settlements and     
awards for claims under ,congressional  
,accountability ,act of #aiie which     
arise from acts committed personally by 
,members of ,congress  7a7 ,prohibition 
,section #dae of the ,congressional     
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   

subsection 7a71 by striking subsection  
7c7 and inserting subsections 7c7 and   
7d72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the 
following new subsection3  7d7 ,no use  
of public funds for payments of awards  
and settlements in connection with acts 
committed personally by ,members of     
,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,no funds of
 the ,treasury of the ,united ,states1  
including the account described in      
subsection 7a71 an account of the ,house
 of ,representatives or ,senate1 or any 
other account of the ,federal           
,government1 may be used for the payment
 of an award or settlement in connection
 with a violation of section #bja7;a7 if
 the violation consists of an act       
committed personally by a ,member of the
 ,house of ,representatives or a        
,senator4  7#b7 ,personal liability of  
,members and ,senators ,a ,member of the
 ,house of ,representatives or ,senator 
shall be personally liable for the      
payment of an award or settlement       
described in paragraph 7#a74  4  7b7    

,prohibiting use of campaign funds for  
payments ,section #cac7;b7 of the       
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7;b77 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
,prohibiting use to pay awards or       
settlements in claims brought against   
,members of ,congress ,notwithstanding  
paragraph 7#b71 a contribution or       
donation shall be considered to be      
converted to personal use if it is used 
to pay an award or settlement in        
connection with a violation of section  
#bja7;a7 of the ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie which     
consists of an act committed personally 
by a ,member of the ,house of           
,representatives or a ,senator4  4  7c7 
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 settlements and awards paid on or after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  #b4 ,prohibition against use of       
,members' ,representational ,allowance  

for payments in connection with         
allegations of violations of            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie  ,the ,members' ,representational 
,allowance of a ,member of the ,house of
 ,representatives may not be used to pay
 awards1 settlements1 or other          
compensation in connection with         
allegations of any violation of section 
#bja7;a7 of the ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie which     
consists of an act committed personally 
by the ,member4