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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 107
To make applicable to the Congress certain laws relating to the terms and
conditions of employment, the health and safety of employees, and the
rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. BARTLETT introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on House Administration, Ways and Means, Education and
Labor, Government Operations, the Judiciary, and Rules
A BILL
To make applicable to the Congress certain laws relating
to the terms and conditions of employment, the health
and safety of employees, and the rights and responsibil-
ities of employers and employees, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the laws specified in subsection (b) shall,
to the extent that they relate to the terms and conditions
of employment (including hiring, promotion or demotion,
salary, benefits, work assignments or reassignments, over-
time, and termination), the health and safety of employ-
ees, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and
employees, apply to the Congress in the same manner and
to the same extent as they apply—
(1) in the case of a private person, to such a
person; and
(2) in the case of an Executive agency (as de-
fined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code),
to such an agency.
(b) LAWS MADE APPLICABLE TO CONGRESS BY THIS
ACT.—The laws referred to in subsection (a) are the fol-
lowing:
(1) Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
(2) National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
151 et seq.).
(3) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
(4) Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(5) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.).
(6) Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
(7) Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972.
(8) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701
et seq.).
(9) Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a, 552a
note).
(10) Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
(11) Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
(12) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
(c) APPLICATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION ACT.—The Congress, and the instrumentalities of
Congress, shall be subject to section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of
Information Act’’), to the same extent that Executive
agencies (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United
States Code) are subject to such section 552.
(d) APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL PRO-
VISIONS.—Chapter 40 of title 28, United States Code (re-
lating to independent counsel), shall apply to the Con-
gress, such that the individuals referred to in subsections
(e) (1), (2), (3), (6), and (7) of this Act shall be deemed
to be included in section 591(b) of title 28, United States
Code.
(e) INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY ACT.—This Act shall
apply to the following individuals:
(1) A Senator or Representative in, or Resident
Commissioner or Delegate to, the Congress (here-
after in this Act referred to as ‘‘Members’’).
(2) An employee of either House of Congress,
of a committee of either House, or a joint committee
of the two Houses.
(3) An elected officer of either House who is
not a Member.
(4) The Legislative Counsel of either House
and an employee of the Legislative Counsel.
(5) A member of the Capitol Police.
(6) An employee of a Member if the pay of the
employee is paid by the Secretary of the Senate or
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(7) An employee of the instrumentalities of
Congress, including the Congressional Research
Service, the Office of Technology Assessment, the
General Accounting Office, the Office of the Archi-
tect of the Capitol, the Botanic Gardens, the Gov-
ernment Printing Office, the Library of Congress,