,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #b1 #bjag 
,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4         
,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4        
,poliquin1 and ,mr4 ,brady of           
,pennsylvania7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,ethics1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,house             
,administration1 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 
,,resolution  ,amending the ,rules of   
the ,house of ,representatives to       
require each ,member1 officer1 and      
employee of the ,house to complete the  
program of sexual harassment prevention 
and response training in employment     
which is offered by the ,office of      
,compliance1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this resolution may be
 cited as the ,congressional ,education 

,about ,sexual harassment ,eradication  
,resolution or the ,,cease ,resolution4 
#b4 ,mandatory completion by all ,house 
,members and staff of ,office of        
,compliance program of sexual harassment
 prevention and response training in    
employment  7a7 ,mandatory completion   
and certification ,rule ,,xxiii of the  
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating    
clause #ah as clause #ai2 and  7#b7 by  
inserting after clause #ag the following
 new clause3  #ah4  7a7 ,each ,member1  
,delegate1 ,resident ,commissioner1     
officer1 and employee of the ,house     
shall annually complete the program of  
sexual harassment prevention and        
response training in employment which is
 offered by the ,office of ,compliance4 
7b7 ,not later than ,january #ca of each
 year1 each ,member1 ,delegate1         
,resident ,commissioner1 officer1 and   
employee of the ,house shall file a     
certification with the ,committee on    
,ethics that the individual completed   

the program required under this clause  
in the previous year4  7c7 ,a new       
,member1 ,delegate1 ,resident           
,commissioner1 officer1 or employee of  
the ,house shall complete the program   
required under this clause1 and shall   
file a certification with the ,committee
 on ,ethics that the individual         
completed the program1 not later than   
#fj days after beginning service to the 
,house4  7d7 ,for purposes of this      
clause1 sexual harassment means any     
conduct directed at an individual which 
consists of unwelcome sexual advances1  
requests for sexual favors1 any other   
conduct of a sexual nature1 or conduct  
based on the individual's sex if such   
conduct has the purpose or effect of    
interfering with the individual's work  
performance or creating an intimidating1
 hostile1 or offensive working          
environment1 or if submission to or     
rejection of such conduct by the        
individual is used as the basis for     
employment decisions affecting the      

individual1 or if submission by the     
individual to such conduct is made      
either explicitly or implicitly a term  
or condition of the individual's        
employment4  4  7b7 ,requiring immediate
 completion of program for current      
,members and staff  7#a7 ,requirement   
,each individual who as of the date of  
the adoption of this resolution is      
serving as a ,member1 ,delegate1 or     
,resident ,commissioner of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 or serving as an     
officer or employee of the ,house1      
shall-- 7,a7 complete the program of    
sexual harassment prevention and        
response training in employment which is
 offered by the ,office of ,compliance2 
and  7,b7 file a certification with the 
,committee on ,ethics that the          
individual completed the program4  7#b7 
,violation of ,code of ,conduct ,the    
failure of an individual to meet the    
requirement of paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
considered a violation of rule ,,xxiii  
of the ,rules of the ,house of          

,representatives 7relating to the ,code 
of ,conduct for ,members1 officers1 and 
employees of the ,house74  7#c7         
,deadline ,an individual shall meet the 
requirement of paragraph 7#a7 not later 
than the earlier of-- 7,a7 #abj days    
after the date of the adoption of this  
resolution2 or  7,b7 ,december #ca1     
#bjah4  7#d7 ,definition ,for purposes  
of this subsection1 the term officer or 
employee of the ,house has the meaning  
given such term in clause #ai of rule   
,,xxiii of the ,rules of the ,house of  
,representatives 7as redesignated by    
subsection 7a774  7c7 ,sense of the     
,house regarding updates to ,office of  
,compliance program  7#a7 ,updates ,it  
is the sense of the ,house of           
,representatives that1 not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the adoption
 of this resolution1 the ,office of     
,compliance should update the program of
 sexual harassment prevention and       
response training in employment which is
 offered by the ,office to ,members1    

officers1 and employees of the ,house to
 include the following3 7,a7 ,practical 
examples1 derived from situations easily
 recognizable to employees of the       
,house1 which are aimed at instructing  
supervisors in the prevention of        
harassment1 discrimination1 and         
retaliation1 and at instructing         
employees in how to recognize situations
 of harassment4  7,b7 ,information      
regarding the rights of employees1 the  
options for reporting complaints1 and an
 overview of the dispute resolution     
process4  7,c7 ,training regarding      
bystander intervention4  7,d7 ,an       
overview of the consequences for        
perpetrating sexual harassment4  7,e7   
,information regarding anti-retaliation 
policies for witnesses to or individuals
 who experience sexual harassment and   
come forward to report it4  7,f7        
,interactive methods of instruction     
which apply adult learning methodology4 
7#b7 ,consultation ,it is the sense of  
the ,house that the ,office of          

,compliance should consult with the     
,workplaces ,respond to ,domestic and   
,sexual ,violence3 ,a ,national         
,resource ,center 7also known as        
,workplaces ,respond71 the nonprofit    
nongovernmental entity described in     
section #daeja of the ,violence ,against
 ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#abeja71 in updating and implementing   
the program described in paragraph 7#a74