Victims' Voice and Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-8734
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-11-09
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Age discrimination

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration

Assault and harassment offenses

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: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Victims' Voice and Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of receiving an award or settlement in connection with certain violations of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, including discriminatory practices and harassment that occurs in legislative branch offices. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8734 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2020 Mr. Stewart 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 by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) 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.