IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 724 
Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt 
an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the office’s work-
place, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal 
assistance and consultation to employees of the House regarding proce-
dures and proceedings under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 
Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS 
of Illinois, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. WALKER, 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BYRNE, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. DEUTCH, and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, 
and in addition to the Committee on Ethics, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Requiring each employing office of the House of Representa-
tives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
policy for the office’s workplace, establishing the Office 
of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and 
consultation to employees of the House regarding proce-
dures and proceedings under the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, 
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•HRES 724 IH 
SECTION 1. MANDATORY ANTI-HARASSMENT AND ANTI-DIS-
CRIMINATION 
POLICIES 
FOR 
HOUSE 
OF-
FICES. 
(a) REQUIRING OFFICES TO ADOPT POLICY.—Each 
employing office of the House of Representatives under 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 shall adopt 
an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the 
office’s workplace. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than June 1, 2018, 
the Committee on House Administration shall promulgate 
regulations to carry out this section, and shall ensure that 
such regulations are consistent with the requirements of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Code 
of Official Conduct under rule XXIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, and other relevant laws, rules, 
and regulations. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives the Office of Employee Advocacy (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) LEGAL ASSISTANCE, CONSULTATION, AND 
REPRESENTATION.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Office shall carry out the following functions: 
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•HRES 724 IH 
(A) Providing legal assistance and con-
sultation to covered employees of the House 
under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 regarding the procedures of such Act and 
the procedures applicable to civil actions arising 
under such Act, including— 
(i) the roles and responsibilities of the 
Office of Compliance, the Office of the 
House Employment Counsel, and similar 
authorities; 
(ii) any proceedings conducted under 
such Act; 
(iii) the authority of the Office of 
Compliance to compel cooperation and tes-
timony under investigations and pro-
ceedings conducted under title IV of such 
Act; and 
(iv) the employee’s duties relating to 
such proceedings, including the responsi-
bility to testify. 
(B) Providing legal assistance and rep-
resentation— 
(i) in personal civil legal matters re-
lated to a covered employee’s initiation of 
or participation in proceedings under title 
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