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This was the first documented case of taxpayer funds being used to settle sexual harassment complaints against a member of Congress. [ 157 ] Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois (Republican), former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives , pled guilty in 2015 to structuring bank withdrawals to conceal misconduct by Hastert against an ...
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives implemented several measures to address allegations of sexual harassment in legislative offices during the 115th Congress. Senate Resolution 330 requires all Members, officers and employees to take workplace harassment training each Congress. [4]
The Speak Out Act (S.4524) is an Act of Congress which prevents the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in instances of sexual assault and harassment. Introduced by senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York during the second session of the 117th Congress, the legislation was approved unanimously in the Senate and was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 315 to 109.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board received 11 complaints against individuals alleging sexual harassment between 2020 and 2023 and disciplined nine staff members as a result, firing four of them ...
A man pleaded guilty in Washington, DC, to making more than 12,000 harassing phone calls to members of Congress as well as threatening to kill a congressional staff member, the Justice Department ...
A December 2017 article in the Weekly Standard stated that Comstock had "taken a leading role in pushing for congressional reforms aimed at combatting sexual harassment." She had "co-sponsored a resolution that, among other small changes, requires all lawmakers and their staff to complete anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training at the ...
Congress on Thursday gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement that ...
The Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act, abbreviated as the Me Too Congress Act, was a bill put forward to Congress on 15 November 2017 [1] by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). It was in response to the Weinstein effect being felt in the political sphere of America.