H.Res. 257House117th Congress (2021-2023)Passed Congress

Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.

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The resolution requires every Member, officer, employee, intern, fellow, and detailee of the House of Representatives to complete a workplace‑rights and responsibilities training program each session of Congress. The training must cover anti‑discrimination and anti‑harassment rules under the Congressional Accountability Act. It sets deadlines for completion and allows certain exemptions, such as those who finished the training during new‑member orientation.

Key Provisions

The Committee on House Administration must issue regulations within 30 days to require the training for all covered individuals each session of Congress.
The training must include workplace rights, anti‑discrimination, and anti‑harassment content as required by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.
Interns, fellows, and federal detailees are treated as House employees for the training requirement.
Individuals who completed the required training during the new‑member orientation program before a Congress begins are exempt for that first session.
All covered individuals must file a certificate of completion within 90 days after the program is certified for the session, or within 90 days after they become covered, with the Committee allowed to set alternative deadlines for interns, fellows, and late‑joining staff.
For the first session of the 117th Congress, the deadline is fixed at 90 days after the resolution’s adoption.
The Committee on House Administration will consider additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the training requirement.

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Introduced in House

March 19, 2021

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Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1602-1603)

March 19, 2021 • 12:53 PM

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Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.

March 19, 2021 • 12:53 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1602-1603)

March 19, 2021 • 12:54 PM

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On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1602-1603)

March 19, 2021 • 12:54 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

March 19, 2021 • 12:54 PM

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Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-19 · Mar 19, 2021

Madam Speaker, I send to the desk a resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Engrossed in HouseIssued March 19, 2021

H. RES. 257

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

March 19, 2021

RESOLUTION

Mandatory completion of program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities

(a)

Requiring training for all Members, officers, and employees

(1)

Requirement

Not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on House Administration shall issue regulations to provide that, during each session of each Congress, each Member (including each Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), officer, and employee of the House of Representatives shall complete a program of training in the workplace rights and responsibilities applicable to offices and employees of the House under part A of title II of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), including anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training.

(2)

Inclusion of interns, fellows, and detailees

For purposes of this resolution, an individual serving in an office of the House of Representatives as an intern (including an unpaid intern), a participant in a fellowship program, or a detailee from another office of the Federal government shall be considered an employee of the House.

(3)

Exception for participants in new Member orientation programs

If an individual completed a program of training required under paragraph (1) during the new Member orientation program administered by the Committee on House Administration prior to the beginning of a Congress, the individual is not required to complete the program during the first session of the Congress.

(b)

Deadline

(1)

In general

Under the regulations issued by the Committee on House Administration under subsection (a), an individual shall complete the program of training required under subsection (a) and file a certificate of completion of such training not later than—

(A)

in the case of an individual who is serving as a Member, officer, or employee of the House as of the date on which the Committee first certifies that the program is in operation for the session, not later than 90 days after such date; or

(B)

in the case of any other individual, not later than 90 days after the individual first becomes a Member, officer, or employee of the House.

(2)

Alternative deadlines

The Committee on House Administration may include in the regulations issued under subsection (a)—

(A)

an alternative deadline for individuals serving as interns and participants in fellowship programs to take into account the duration of their service; and

(B)

an alternative deadline for individuals who first become Members, officers, or employees of the House towards the end of a session of Congress to take into account the amount of time remaining in the session.

(3)

Special rule for first session of One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

In the case of the first session of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, an individual described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall complete the program required under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.

(c)

Additional mechanisms

The Committee on House Administration shall consider additional mechanisms to ensure compliance with the training requirement under subsection (a).

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