,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bj1       
#bjag,mr4 ,olson 7for himself and ,ms4  
,stefanik7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,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 
under such ,act in connection with      
violations of such ,act consisting of   
acts of sexual harassment or sexual     
assault committed personally by ,members
 of ,congress4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,responsible   
,settlements for ,victims and ,taxpayers

 ,act4  #b4 ,personal liability of      
,members of ,congress to reimburse      
,treasury for amounts paid as           
settlements and awards under            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie  7a7 ,mandating reimbursement of  
amounts paid ,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  7#a7            
,reimbursement of amounts paid ,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 or sexual assault 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 ,use of ,thrift       

,savings ,plan agency contribution as   
source of reimbursement ,if a ,member or
 ,senator has not met the requirements  
of paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an    
award or settlement by the end of the   
expiration of the #ahj-;day period which
 begins on the date the award or        
settlement is paid1 the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury shall--  7,a7 withhold the
 agency contribution otherwise payable  
under section #hdcb7;c77#a77;,a7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to such
 ,member of ,senator until an amount is 
collected equal to the award or         
settlement 7reduced by any amount the   
,member or ,senator has reimbursed72 and
  7,b7 transfer to the account described
 in subsection 7a7 such amount withheld 
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7          
,consultation ,the ,secretary of the    
,treasury shall carry out paragraph 7#b7
 in consultation with the ,executive    
,director of the ,thrift ,savings ,board
 and--  7,a7 the ,chief ,administrative 
,officer of the ,house of               

,representatives1 in the case of a      
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives2 or  7,b7 the          
,secretary of the ,senate1 in the case  
of a ,senator4  4  7b7 ,effective date  
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall apply with respect to payments    
made on or after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4