Victims' Voice and Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-4484
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-29
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Age discrimination

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration

Civil actions and liability

Congressional officers and employees

Disability and health-based discrimination

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Racial and ethnic relations

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Victims' Voice and Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement upon any party as a condition of an award or settlement resulting from a violation of certain CAA rights and protections.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4484 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2017 Mr. Stewart (for himself and Ms. Bonamici ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Victims' Voice and Transparency Act . 2. Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreement as condition of award or settlement under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (a) Prohibition Section 401 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1401 ) is amended— (1) by striking Except as otherwise provided and inserting (a) Procedures available .—Except as otherwise provided ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreements A nondisclosure agreement may not be imposed on any party as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of part A of title II. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to awards and settlements paid in connection with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.