S. 2236: Congressional Harassment Reform Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-14 · Congress · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Congressional Harassment Reform Act

Plain summary

Congressional Harassment Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to: (1) require certain discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training for Members of Congress, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees; (2) extend CAA nondiscrimination requirements and remedies to legislative interns, fellows, and detailees; (3) revise CAA procedures for certain harassment and discrimination complaints; (4) require a Member of Congress to reimburse the Treasury if an employee receives an award or settlement for the Member's alleged act of discrimination or harassment, unless the Member's request for a nonreimbursement determination is approved; and (5) rename the Office of Compliance the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.

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Congressional Harassment Reform Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 32 cosponsors

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Ted Cruz (R-TX), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Cornyn (R-TX), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2236.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2236 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115