Title: Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the Member or the employees of the Member's office, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Prohibits the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives from being used to pay awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the Member or any individual whose compensation is paid from the allowance.
Requires an individual for whom such allowance was used to pay such compensation before the adoption of this resolution to repay the Treasury the amount of such compensation using personal funds.
Requires the Committee on House Administration, within 30 days after it approves a settlement entered into under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 by the office of a Member of the House in connection with a violation involving sexual harassment or sexual misconduct, to publish and post on its public website:
Directs the committee to ensure that the identity of any individual who received a settlement, or who made an allegation of a violation, is not disclosed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 642 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 642

  Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance of a 
 Member of the House of Representatives to pay awards, settlements, or 
other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment 
  or sexual misconduct by the Member or the employees of the Member's 
                    office, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2017

Mrs. Walorski submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance of a 
 Member of the House of Representatives to pay awards, settlements, or 
other compensation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment 
  or sexual misconduct by the Member or the employees of the Member's 
                    office, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL 
              ALLOWANCE FOR PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGATIONS OF 
              SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--The Members' Representational Allowance of 
        a Member of the House of Representatives may not be used to pay 
        awards, settlements, or other compensation in connection with 
        allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by the 
        Member or any individual whose compensation is paid from the 
        Allowance.
            (2) Repayment of amounts previously paid.--If, prior to the 
        adoption of this resolution, the Members' Representational 
        Allowance of a Member of the House was used to pay an award, 
        settlement, or compensation described in paragraph (1), the 
        individual against whom the allegation was made shall repay the 
        Treasury of the United States an amount equal to the amount of 
        such award, settlement, or compensation, using personal funds 
        of the individual.
    (b) Public Disclosure of Settlements Involving Offices of 
Members.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        Committee on House Administration approves a settlement entered 
        into under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 by the 
        office of a Member of the House in connection with a violation 
        of section 201(a) of such Act involving sexual harassment or 
        sexual misconduct, the Committee shall publish and post on its 
        public website the following information:
                    (A) A description of the violation involved.
                    (B) The identification of the office and the 
                individual committing the violation.
                    (C) The amount of the settlement.
            (2) Protection of identity of individuals receiving 
        settlements.--In publishing and posting the information 
        required under this subsection, the Committee on House 
        Administration shall ensure that the identity of any individual 
        who received a settlement, or who made an allegation of a 
        violation, is not disclosed.
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