H.R. 4522 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2017Mrs. Love introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act. 2. Prohibiting use of public funds for payment of settlements and awards under Congressional Accountability Act in sexual harassment claims involving Members of Congress (a) Prohibition Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (c) and inserting subsections (c) and (d); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) No use of public funds for payments of awards and settlements in connection with acts of sexual harassment committed by Members of Congress No funds of the Treasury of the United States may be used for the payment of an award or settlement under this Act in connection with a violation of section 201(a)(1) if the violation consists of an act of sexual harassment committed personally by a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to settlements and awards paid on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.