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S. 2159: ME TOO Congress Act

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S. 2159: ME TOO Congress Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-16 · Congress · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

ME TOO Congress Act

Plain summary

Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act or the ME TOO Congress Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), including to (1) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to sexual orientation, gender identity, and to legislative branch interns, detailees, and fellows; (2) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (3) require the offending Member of Congress to pay for settlements and awards in such complaints; and (4) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. The bill sets forth requirements for certain harassment and discrimination awareness and prevention training.

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Official text

ME TOO Congress Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s2159 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115