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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 30 

Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives 

to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities 

each session of each Congress, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2019 

Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House 

of Representatives to complete a program of training 

in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of 

each Congress, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. MANDATORY COMPLETION OF PROGRAM OF 

3 TRAINING IN WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND RE4 SPONSIBILITIES. 

5 (a) REQUIRING TRAINING FOR ALL MEMBERS, OFFI6 CERS, AND EMPLOYEES.— 

7 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days 

8 after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the 


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1 Committee on House Administration shall issue reg2 ulations to provide that, during each session of each 

3 Congress, each Member (including each Delegate or 

4 Resident Commissioner to the Congress), officer, 

5 and employee of the House of Representatives shall 

6 complete a program of training in the workplace 

7 rights and responsibilities applicable to offices and 

8 employees of the House under part A of title II of 

9 the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 

10 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), including anti-discrimination 

11 and anti-harassment training. 

12 (2) INCLUSION OF INTERNS, FELLOWS, AND

13 DETAILEES.—For purposes of this resolution, an in14 dividual serving in an office of the House of Rep15 resentatives as an intern (including an unpaid in16 tern), a participant in a fellowship program, or a 

17 detailee from another office of the Federal Govern18 ment shall be considered an employee of the House. 

19 (b) DEADLINE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the regulations issued 

21 by the Committee on House Administration under 

22 subsection (a), an individual shall complete the pro23 gram of training required under subsection (a) and 

24 file a certificate of completion of such training not 

25 later than— 


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1 (A) in the case of an individual who is 

2 serving as a Member, officer, or employee of the 

3 House as of the first day of a session of Con4 gress, not later than 90 days after the session 

5 begins; or 

6 (B) in the case of any other individual, not 

7 later than 90 days after the individual first be8 comes a Member, officer, or employee of the 

9 House during the session. 

10 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR FIRST SESSION OF ONE

11 HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.—In the case of 

12 the first session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Con13 gress, an individual described in subparagraph (A) 

14 of paragraph (1) shall complete the program re15 quired under subsection (a) not later than 90 days 

16 after the date of the adoption of this resolution. 

17 (c) ADDITIONAL MECHANISMS.—The Committee on 

18 House Administration shall consider additional mecha19 nisms to ensure compliance with the training requirement 

20 under subsection (a). 

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