H.R. 652 – Reading Mode

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 652

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 24, 2017

Mr. Cummings (for himself, Ms. Meng, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2017.

Extension to unpaid interns of rights and protections against employment discrimination under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995

Section 201 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

(d)

Application to Unpaid Interns

(1)

In general

Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to an intern, including an applicant for an internship and a former intern, in the same manner and to the same extent as such subsections apply with respect to an employee.

(2)

Intern defined

The term intern means an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service for an employing office to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation.