,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,stewart 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 imposition of a   
nondisclosure agreement as a condition  
of the payment of any award or          
settlement in connection with a         
violation of such ,act4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,victims' ,voice and ,transparency ,act4
  #b4 ,prohibiting imposition of        
nondisclosure agreement as condition of 
award or settlement under ,congressional
 ,accountability ,act of #aiie  7a7     
,prohibition ,section #dja of the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7h7 ,prohibiting imposition
 of nondisclosure agreements ,a         

nondisclosure agreement may not be      
imposed on any party as a condition of  
the payment of any award or settlement  
in connection with a violation of part  
,a of title ,,ii4  4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall apply with respect to awards  
and settlements paid in connection with 
the ,congressional ,accountability ,act 
of #aiie on or after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4