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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 330 

Mandating anti-harassment training for Senators and officers, employees, 

and interns of, and detailees to the Senate. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2017 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO, Mr. SHELBY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHUMER, 

Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. UDALL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. WARNER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. KING, Mr. 

WICKER, and Mrs. FISCHER) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Mandating anti-harassment training for Senators and officers, employees, and interns of, and detailees to the 

Senate. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

3 This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Senate Anti4 Harassment Training Resolution of 2017’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this resolution— 


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1 (1) the term ‘‘covered office’’ means an office, 

2 including a joint commission or joint committee, em3 ploying Senate employees; 

4 (2) the term ‘‘covered position’’ means a posi5 tion as— 

6 (A) a Senate employee that is not a posi7 tion as a Senate manager; 

8 (B) an intern or fellow in a covered of9 fice— 

10 (i) without regard to whether the in11 tern or fellow receives compensation; and 

12 (ii) if the intern or fellow does receive 

13 compensation, without regard to the source 

14 of compensation; or 

15 (C) a detailee in a covered office, without 

16 regard to whether the service is on a reimburs17 able basis; 

18 (3) the term ‘‘head of a covered office’’ 

19 means— 

20 (A) the Senator, officer, or Senate man21 ager having final authority to appoint, hire, dis22 charge, and set the terms, conditions, or privi23 leges of the employment of the Senate employ24 ees employed by a covered office; or 


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1 (B) in the case of a covered office that is 

2 a joint committee or joint commission, the Sen3 ator from the majority party of the Senate 

4 who— 

5 (i) is a member of, or has authority 

6 over, the committee or commission; and 

7 (ii)(I) serves in the highest leadership 

8 role in the committee or commission; or 

9 (II) if there is no such leadership role 

10 for a Senator on the committee or commis11 sion, is the most senior Senator on the 

12 committee or commission; 

13 (4) the term ‘‘officer’’ means an elected or ap14 pointed officer of the Senate; 

15 (5) the term ‘‘Senate employee’’ means an em16 ployee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of 

17 the Senate, without regard to the term of the ap18 pointment; and 

19 (6) the term ‘‘Senate manager’’ means a Senate 

20 employee empowered to effect a significant change in 

21 the employment status of another Senate employee, 

22 such as hiring, firing, failing to promote, reassign23 ment with significantly different responsibilities, or a 

24 decision causing a change in benefits. 


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1 SEC. 3. ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING. 

2 (a) SENATORS, OFFICERS, AND SENATE MAN3 AGERS.—Each head of a covered office and Senate man4 ager shall complete training that addresses the various 

5 forms of workplace harassment, including sexual harass6 ment, and related intimidation and reprisal that are pro7 hibited under the Congressional Accountability Act of 

8 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) and their role in recognizing 

9 and responding to harassment and harassment com10 plaints. 

11 (b) OTHER SENATE STAFF.—Any individual serving 

12 in a covered position shall complete training that address13 es the various forms of workplace harassment, including 

14 sexual harassment, and related intimidation and reprisal 

15 that are prohibited under the Congressional Accountability 

16 Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.). 

17 (c) ENSURING ACCESS.—The head of a covered office 

18 shall ensure that each individual serving in a covered posi19 tion or as a Senate manager in the covered office has ac20 cess to the training required under this section. 

21 SEC. 4. TIMING. 

22 (a) INITIAL TRAINING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The training required under 

24 section 3 shall be completed— 

25 (A) for an individual elected, appointed, or 

26 assigned to a position as a Senator, officer, or 


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1 Senate manager or to a covered position after 

2 the date of adoption of this resolution who was 

3 not serving in the same covered office as a Sen4 ator, officer, or Senate manager or in a covered 

5 position immediately before being so elected, 

6 appointed, or assigned, not later than 60 days 

7 after the date on which the individual assumes 

8 the position; and 

9 (B) except as provided in paragraph (2), 

10 for an individual serving in a position as a Sen11 ator, officer, or Senate manager or in a covered 

12 position on the date of adoption of this resolu13 tion, not later than 60 days after such date of 

14 adoption. 

15 (2) INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING RECENT TRAIN16 ING.—An individual serving as a Senator, officer, or 

17 Senate manager or in a covered position on the date 

18 of adoption of this resolution who completed training 

19 that addresses the various forms of workplace har20 assment, including sexual harassment, and related 

21 intimidation and reprisal that are prohibited under 

22 the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 

23 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) during the period beginning on 

24 the first day of the 115th Congress and ending on 


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1 such date of adoption shall be deemed to have com2 pleted training under paragraph (1)(B). 

3 (b) PERIODIC TRAINING.—An individual serving in a 

4 position as a Senator, officer, or Senate manager or in 

5 a covered position shall complete the training required 

6 under section 3 at least once during each Congress begin7 ning after the Congress during which the individual com8 pletes the initial training in accordance with subsection 

9 (a). 

10 SEC. 5. CERTIFICATION. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the last day of 

12 each Congress, each covered office shall submit to the Sec13 retary of the Senate a certification indicating whether 

14 each Senator, officer, and Senate manager serving in a 

15 position in the covered office and each individual serving 

16 in a covered position in the covered office has completed 

17 the training requirements under this resolution during 

18 that Congress. 

19 (b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

20 first day of each Congress, the Secretary of the Senate 

21 shall publish each certification submitted to the Secretary 

22 of the Senate under subsection (a) with respect to the pre23 vious Congress on the public website of the Secretary of 

24 the Senate. 


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1 SEC. 6. REGULATIONS OR GUIDANCE. 

2 The Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

3 Senate is authorized to issue such regulations or guidance 

4 as it may determine necessary to carry out this resolution. 

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