,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjag,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,de,santis7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,congressional   
,accountability ,act of #aiie to require
 ,members of ,congress to reimburse the 
,treasury for amounts paid as awards and
 settlements resulting from violations  
of such ,act consisting of acts of      
sexual harassment which were committed  
personally by the ,members1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,garnishing for
 ,unethical ,actions to ,restore        
,dignity ,act or the ,,guard ,act4  #b4 
,personal liability of ,members of      
,congress to reimburse ,treasury for    
amounts paid as settlements and awards  
under ,congressional ,accountability    
,act of #aiie for acts of sexual        
harassment  7a7 ,mandating reimbursement

 of amounts paid  7#a7 ,in general      
,section #dae of the ,congressional     
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7d7 ,personal liability of ,members of  
,congress for payment of settlements and
 awards for sexual harassment  7#a7 ,in 
general ,if a payment is made from the  
account described in subsection 7a7 for 
an award or settlement resulting from a 
violation of part ,a of title ,,ii      
consisting of an act of sexual          
harassment which was committed          
personally by a ,member of the ,house of
 ,representatives or a ,senator1 the    
,member or ,senator shall reimburse the 
account for the amount of the award or  
settlement4  7#b7 ,withholding amounts  
from salary ,if a ,member or ,senator is
 subject to paragraph 7#a71 the         
applicable payroll administrator shall  
withhold from the ,member's or          
,senator's compensation and transfer to 
the account described in subsection 7a7 

such amounts as may be necessary to     
reimburse the account1 in accordance    
with such timetable and procedures as   
may be established by--  7,a7 the       
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives1 in the  
case of a ,member of the ,house2 or     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,rules and       
,administration of the ,senate1 in the  
case of a ,senator4  7#c7 ,applicable   
payroll administrator defined ,in this  
section1 the term applicable payroll    
administrator means--  7,a7 in the case 
of a ,member of the ,house of           
,representatives1 the ,chief            
,administrative ,officer of the ,house  
of ,representatives1 or an employee of  
the ,office of the ,chief               
,administrative ,officer who is         
designated by the ,chief ,administrative
 ,officer to carry out this subsection2 
or  7,b7 in the case of a ,senator1 the 
,secretary of the ,senate1 or an        
employee of the ,office of the          
,secretary of the ,senate who is        

designated by the ,secretary to carry   
out this subsection4  4  7#b7 ,effective
 date ,the amendments made by paragraph 
7#a7 shall apply with respect to        
payments made before1 on1 or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7
 ,publication of information on ,members
 subject to withholding  7#a7 ,members  
of the ,house ,section #ajf7;b7 of the  
,house of ,representatives              
,administrative ,reform ,technical      
,corrections ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4         
#eece7;b77 is amended--  7,a7 by        
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#e72  7,b7 by redesignating paragraph  
7#f7 as paragraph 7#g72 and  7,c7 by    
inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#f7 if during
 the period covered by the report1 the  
,chief ,administrative ,officer withheld
 amounts from a ,member's compensation  
under section #dae7;d7 of the           
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie as reimbursement for an award or  
settlement paid under such ,act1 the    

identification of the ,member and the   
amount withheld2 and  4  7#b7 ,senators 
,section #aje7;a7 of the ,legislative   
,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #aife 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #dajh7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#g7 ,if during the period  
covered by a report under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,secretary of the ,senate     
withheld amounts from a ,senator's      
compensation under section #dae7;d7 of  
the ,congressional ,accountability ,act 
of #aiie as reimbursement for an award  
or settlement paid under such ,act1 the 
,secretary shall include in the report  
the identification of the ,senator and  
the amount withheld4  4