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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9420 

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide enhanced 

enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections applicable to the legislative branch, to provide whistleblower protections 

and other antidiscrimination protections for employees of the legislative 

branch, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 27, 2024 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 

Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 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 1995 to 

provide enhanced enforcement authority for occupational 

safety and health protections applicable to the legislative 

branch, to provide whistleblower protections and other 

antidiscrimination protections for employees of the legislative branch, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congress Leads by 

3 Example Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTIONS OF 

5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 

6 APPLICABLE TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 

7 (a) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR OFFICE OF CON8 GRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS.—Section 215(c)(1) of 

9 the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

10 1341(c)(1)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘subsections (a),’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘subsections (a), (b),’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘657(a),’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘657(a), (b),’’. 

15 (b) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOY16 ING OFFICES.—Section 215(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

17 1341(c)) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

19 (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7); 

20 (2) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 

21 striking ‘‘paragraph (3) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para22 graph (4) or (5)’’; and 

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol24 lowing new paragraph: 

25 ‘‘(3) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.—Each 

26 employing office shall be subject to the requirements 


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1 of subsection (c) of section 8 of the Occupational 

2 Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657(c)) 

3 that are applicable to employers under such section, 

4 and the General Counsel shall exercise the authori5 ties granted to the Secretary of Labor under such 

6 subsection.’’. 

7 (c) PROHIBITING RETALIATION.—Section 208(a) of 

8 such Act (2 U.S.C. 1317(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘It shall be’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 

10 It shall be’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2) It shall be a violation of this subsection for an 

14 employing office to discharge or in any manner discrimi15 nate against any covered employee because such employee 

16 has requested the General Counsel to take any action au17 thorized under section 215 (relating to occupational safety 

18 and health protections), or has instituted or caused to be 

19 instituted, or has testified or is about to testify in, any 

20 proceeding that arises from the application of section 215 

21 to the employing office, or because of the exercise by such 

22 employee on behalf of himself or others of any right pro23 vided under section 215.’’. 

24 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

2 the amendments made by this section shall take ef3 fect upon the adoption of regulations promulgated 

4 by the Board of Directors of the Office of Congres5 sional Workplace Rights to implement the amend6 ments in accordance with section 304 of the Con7 gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

8 1384). 

9 (2) INTERIM APPLICABILITY.—During the pe10 riod that begins on the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act and ends on the effective date of the regulations 

12 referred to in paragraph (1), the amendments made 

13 by this section shall be implemented by the Board 

14 of Directors of the Office of Congressional Work15 place Rights, the General Counsel of the Office of 

16 Congressional Workplace Rights, or a hearing officer 

17 or court under the Congressional Accountability Act 

18 of 1995 (as the case may be) by applying (to the ex19 tent necessary and appropriate) the most relevant 

20 substantive executive agency regulations promul21 gated to implement the provisions of law that are 

22 made applicable to employing offices and covered 

23 employees (as such terms are defined in the Con24 gressional Accountability Act of 1995) by such 

25 amendments. 


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1 SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOY2 EES OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 

3 RULES, RESTRICTIONS ON DISCHARGE BY 

4 REASON OF GARNISHMENT, DISCRIMINA5 TORY TREATMENT BY REASON OF BANK6 RUPTCY, AND AVAILABILITY OF PARENTAL 

7 BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title II of the Congres9 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FAIR LABOR

12 STANDARDS,’’ and all that follows and inserting 

13 ‘‘AND OTHER PROTECTIONS AND BENEFITS’’; 

14 (2) by redesignating section 208 as section 

15 209B; and 

16 (3) by inserting after section 207 the following 

17 new sections: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 208. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER WHISTLE19 BLOWER PROTECTION RULES. 

20 ‘‘(a) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No employing office may 

22 take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to 

23 take, a personnel action (within the meaning of 

24 chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code) with re25 spect to any covered employee or applicant for em26 ployment because of— 


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1 ‘‘(A) any disclosure of information by a 

2 covered employee or applicant which the em3 ployee or applicant reasonably believes evi4 dences— 

5 ‘‘(i) a violation of any law, rule, or 

6 regulation, or 

7 ‘‘(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross 

8 waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or 

9 a substantial and specific danger to public 

10 health or safety, 

11 if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited 

12 by law and if such information is not specifi13 cally required by Executive order or the rules of 

14 the House of Representatives or Senate to be 

15 kept secret in the interest of national defense or 

16 the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

17 ‘‘(B) any disclosure to the General Coun18 sel, or to the Inspector General of an executive 

19 agency or office of the legislative branch or an20 other employee designated by the head of the 

21 agency or office to receive such disclosures, of 

22 information which the employee or applicant 

23 reasonably believes evidences— 

24 ‘‘(i) a violation of any law, rule, or 

25 regulation, or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross 

2 waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or 

3 a substantial and specific danger to public 

4 health or safety. 

5 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec6 tion and for purposes of applying the procedures es7 tablished under title IV for the consideration of al8 leged violations of this section— 

9 ‘‘(A) the term ‘covered employee’ includes 

10 an employee of the Government Accountability 

11 Office or Library of Congress; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the term ‘employing office’ includes 

13 the Government Accountability Office and the 

14 Library of Congress. 

15 ‘‘(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub16 section (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 

17 if awarded under chapter 12 of title 5, United States 

18 Code, with respect to a prohibited personnel practice de19 scribed in section 2302(b)(8) of such title. 

20 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 

22 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

23 section. 

24 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

25 issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the 


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1 substantive regulations promulgated by the Merit 

2 Systems Protection Board to implement chapters 12 

3 and 23 of title 5, United States Code, except to the 

4 extent that the Board of Directors of the Office of 

5 Congressional Workplace Rights may determine, for 

6 good cause shown and stated together with the regu7 lation, that a modification of such regulations would 

8 be more effective for the implementation of the 

9 rights and protections under this section. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 209. RESTRICTION ON DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOY11 MENT BY REASON OF GARNISHMENT OR DIS12 CRIMINATORY TREATMENT BY REASON OF 

13 BANKRUPTCY. 

14 ‘‘(a) GARNISHMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

16 No employing office may discharge any covered em17 ployee by reason of the fact that the employee’s 

18 earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any 

19 one indebtedness. 

20 ‘‘(2) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of 

21 paragraph (1) shall be such remedy as would be ap22 propriate if awarded under section 304(b) of the 

23 Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 

24 1674(b)). 

25 ‘‘(b) BANKRUPTCY.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

2 No employing office may deny employment to, termi3 nate the employment of, or discriminate with respect 

4 to employment against, a covered employee who is or 

5 has been a debtor under title 11, United States 

6 Code, or a bankrupt or a debtor under the Bank7 ruptcy Act, or another covered employee with whom 

8 such bankrupt or debtor has been associated, solely 

9 because such bankrupt or debtor— 

10 ‘‘(A) is or has been a debtor under such 

11 title or a debtor or bankrupt under such Act; 

12 ‘‘(B) has been insolvent before the com13 mencement of a case under such title or during 

14 the case but before the grant or denial of a dis15 charge; or 

16 ‘‘(C) has not paid a debt that is discharge17 able in a case under such title or that was dis18 charged under such Act. 

19 ‘‘(2) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of 

20 paragraph (1) would be such remedy as would be 

21 appropriate if awarded with respect to a violation of 

22 section 525(a) or (b) of title 11, United States Code. 

23 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and 

24 for purposes of applying the procedures established under 


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1 title IV for the consideration of alleged violations of this 

2 section— 

3 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered employee’ includes an 

4 employee of the Government Accountability Office or 

5 the Library of Congress; and 

6 ‘‘(2) the term ‘employing office’ includes the 

7 Government Accountability Office and the Library of 

8 Congress. 

9 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 

11 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

14 issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the 

15 substantive regulations promulgated to implement 

16 section 304 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act 

17 (15 U.S.C. 1674) and the substantive regulations 

18 promulgated to implement section 525 of title 11, 

19 United States Code, except to the extent that the 

20 Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional 

21 Workplace Rights may determine, for good cause 

22 shown and stated together with the regulation, that 

23 a modification of any such regulation would be more 

24 effective for the implementation of the rights and 

25 protections under this section. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 209A. PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 

2 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF LEAVE.—The rights and pro3 tections established by section 6329d of title 5, United 

4 States Code, shall apply to covered employees. 

5 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT6 ABILITY OFFICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—For pur7 poses of this section and for purposes of applying the pro8 cedures established under title IV for the consideration of 

9 alleged violations of this section— 

10 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered employee’ includes an 

11 employee of the Government Accountability Office or 

12 the Library of Congress; and 

13 ‘‘(2) the term ‘employing office’ includes the 

14 Government Accountability Office and the Library of 

15 Congress. 

16 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 

18 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

19 section. 

20 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

21 issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the 

22 substantive regulations promulgated to implement 

23 section 6329d of title 5, United States Code, except 

24 to the extent that the Board of Directors of the Of25 fice of Congressional Workplace Rights may deter26 mine, for good cause shown and stated together with 


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1 the regulation, that a modification of any such regu2 lation would be more effective for the implementa3 tion of the rights and protections under this sec4 tion.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO BANKRUPTCY

6 CODE.—Section 525 of title 11, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(d)(1) In the case of an alleged violation of sub10 section (a) or (b) by a governmental unit which is a legis11 lative branch employing office with respect to an employee 

12 of such office who is a legislative branch covered employee, 

13 the procedures for consideration of the alleged violation 

14 shall consist of the procedures applicable under title IV 

15 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. 

16 ‘‘(2) In this subsection— 

17 ‘‘(A) the term ‘legislative branch employing of18 fice’ means an employing office described in section 

19 101(9) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 

20 1995, and includes the Government Accountability 

21 Office and the Library of Congress; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the term ‘legislative branch covered em23 ployee’ means a covered employee described in sec24 tion 101(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act 

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1 ment Accountability Office or the Library of Con2 gress.’’. 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO LIST OF LAWS

4 MADE APPLICABLE.—Section 102(a) of the Congressional 

5 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1302(a)) is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(13) Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United 

8 States Code. 

9 ‘‘(14) Section 304 of the Consumer Credit Pro10 tection Act (15 U.S.C. 1674). 

11 ‘‘(15) Section 525 of title 11, United States 

12 Code. 

13 ‘‘(16) Section 6329d of title 5, United States 

14 Code.’’. 

15 (d) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Con16 gressional Accountability Act of 1995 is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘section 207’’ and inserting ‘‘section 209B’’ each 

18 place it occurs in the following: 

19 (1) Section 226(b)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1362(b)(2)). 

20 (2) Section 402(b)(2)(B)(ii) (2 U.S.C. 

21 1402(b)(2)(B)(ii)). 

22 (3) Section 415(d)(1)(C) (2 U.S.C. 

23 1415(d)(1)(C)). 

24 (4) Section 417(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 1417(a)(3). 


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1 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 for part A of title II of the Congressional Accountability 

3 Act of 1995 is amended— 

4 (1) in the item relating to part A, by striking 

5 ‘‘FAIR LABOR STANDARDS,’’ and all that 

6 follows and inserting ‘‘AND OTHER PROTEC7 TIONS AND BENEFITS’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating the item relating to section 

9 208 as relating to section 209B; and 

10 (3) by inserting after the item relating to sec11 tion 207 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 208. Rights and protections under whistleblower protection rules. 

‘‘Sec. 209. Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment 

or discriminatory treatment by reason of bankruptcy. 

‘‘Sec. 209A. Parental bereavement leave.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. REQUIRING RETENTION OF RECORDS NECESSARY 

13 TO ADMINISTER ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS 

14 APPLICABLE TO COVERED EMPLOYEES. 

15 (a) TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT; AGE DIS16 CRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT; AMERICANS WITH

17 DISABILITIES ACT.—Section 201 of the Congressional Ac18 countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub20 section (f); and 

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol22 lowing new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(e) RETENTION OF RECORDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) REQUIRING EMPLOYING OFFICES TO RE2 TAIN RECORDS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER RIGHTS

3 AND PROTECTIONS.—To the extent that the fol4 lowing provisions of law require the keeping of 

5 records necessary or appropriate for the administra6 tion of this section, such provisions of law shall 

7 apply to employing offices: 

8 ‘‘(A) Section 709(c) of the Civil Rights Act 

9 of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c)). 

10 ‘‘(B) Section 7(a) of the Age Discrimina11 tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 

12 626(a)). 

13 ‘‘(C) Section 107(a) of the Americans with 

14 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12117(a)). 

15 ‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 

16 apply with respect to records generated on or after 

17 the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on 

18 the date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 

19 (b) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(a)(1) of such 

21 Act (2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(1)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘sections 101 through 105’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

23 101 through 105 and section 106(b)’’. 

24 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), the amendment made by paragraph 

3 (1) shall take effect upon the adoption of regu4 lations promulgated by the Board of Directors 

5 of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights 

6 to implement the amendment. 

7 (B) INTERIM APPLICABILITY.—During the 

8 period that begins on the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act and ends on the effective date of the 

10 regulations referred to in subparagraph (A), the 

11 amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be im12 plemented by the Board of Directors of the Of13 fice of Congressional Workplace Rights or a 

14 hearing officer or court under the Congressional 

15 Accountability Act of 1995 (as the case may be) 

16 by applying (to the extent necessary and appro17 priate) the most relevant substantive executive 

18 agency regulations promulgated to implement 

19 the provision of law that is made applicable to 

20 employing offices and covered employees (as 

21 such terms are defined in the Congressional Ac22 countability Act of 1995) by such amendment. 

23 (c) FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(a)(1) of such 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and section 12(c)’’ and in2 serting ‘‘section 11(c), and section 12(c)’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘212(c)’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘211(c), 212(c)’’. 

5 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara7 graph (B), the amendment made by paragraph 

8 (1) shall take effect upon the adoption of regu9 lations promulgated by the Board of Directors 

10 of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights 

11 to implement the amendment. 

12 (B) INTERIM APPLICABILITY.—During the 

13 period that begins on the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act and ends on the effective date of the 

15 regulations referred to in subparagraph (A), the 

16 amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be im17 plemented by the Board of Directors of the Of18 fice of Congressional Workplace Rights or a 

19 hearing officer or court under the Congressional 

20 Accountability Act of 1995 (as the case may be) 

21 by applying (to the extent necessary and appro22 priate) the most relevant substantive executive 

23 agency regulations promulgated to implement 

24 the provision of law that is made applicable to 

25 employing offices and covered employees (as 


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1 such terms are defined in the Congressional Ac2 countability Act of 1995) by such amendment. 

3 SEC. 5. COVERAGE OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES 

4 UNDER RULES PROTECTING JURORS’ EM5 PLOYMENT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1875(a) of title 28, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) In this section— 

12 ‘‘(A) the term ‘employer’ includes an employing 

13 office under section 101(9) of the Congressional Ac14 countability Act of 1995, the Government Account15 ability Office, the Government Publishing Office, 

16 and the Library of Congress; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the term ‘permanent employee’ includes 

18 any covered employee under section 101(3) of the 

19 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and any 

20 employee of the Government Accountability Office, 

21 the Government Publishing Office, and the Library 

22 of Congress, without regard to whether the employ23 ee’s term of service or appointment is permanent.’’. 

24 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

25 subsection (a) apply with respect to individuals summoned 


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1 for juror service or serving on juries on or after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 6. PROVIDING BOARD OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 

4 WORKPLACE RIGHTS WITH AUTHORITY TO 

5 SEEK TEMPORARY RELIEF IN CASES OF UN6 FAIR LABOR PRACTICES. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 220(c)(1) of the Congres8 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1351(c)(1)) 

9 is amended by striking ‘‘and 7122’’ and inserting ‘‘7122, 

10 and 7123(d)’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

12 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to petitions or other 

13 submissions described in section 220(c) of such Act which 

14 are submitted on or after the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act. 

16 SEC. 7. MAKING HEARINGS AND DELIBERATIONS IN CASES 

17 RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOM18 MODATIONS UNDER AMERICANS WITH DIS19 ABILITIES ACT AND CASES RELATING TO 

20 LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS OPEN TO 

21 PUBLIC. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 416(b) of the Congres23 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1416(b)) is 

24 amended by amending the second sentence to read as fol25 lows: ‘‘This subsection shall not apply to proceedings 


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1 under section 210, section 215, or section 220, but shall 

2 apply to the deliberations of hearing officers and the 

3 Board under each such section.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

5 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to hearings and de6 liberations occurring on or after the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act. 

8 SEC. 8. MANDATORY MEDIATION OF CLAIMS AT REQUEST 

9 OF COVERED EMPLOYEE. 

10 (a) MANDATORY MEDIATION.—Section 404(a)(2) of 

11 the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

12 1404(a)(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the second 

14 sentence; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(C) CONDUCT OF MEDIATION.—The Of18 fice shall promptly assign a mediator to the 

19 claim, and conduct mediation under this sec20 tion, if— 

21 ‘‘(i) the employing office files a re22 quest for mediation and the covered em23 ployee agrees to the request; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) the covered employee files a re25 quest for mediation.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO COM2 MENCEMENT OF MEDIATION PERIOD.—Section 404(c) of 

3 such Act (2 U.S.C. 1404(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘be4 ginning on the first day after the second party agrees to 

5 the request for the mediation’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘beginning on the first day after the covered employee 

7 files the request for the mediation or, if the employing of8 fice files the request for the mediation, beginning on the 

9 first day after the covered employee agrees to the re10 quest’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply with respect to claims filed under 

13 title IV of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 

14 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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