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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 ...
Some state laws criminalize certain communications with minors, even in the absence of physical sexual contact. In Florida, which Foley represented in Congress, the age of consent is 18 and attempts to seduce a minor are illegal. Louisiana makes it a felony to have sexually explicit communications over the Internet with anyone under 17.
Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is an American former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party, before resigning due to revelations that he had sent sexually explicit messages to teenaged boys who had served as congressional pages in what ...
The bill follows a long line of sexual harassment complaints – including one that led to the resignation of a high-ranking Republican lawmaker last year. “We're sponsoring this bill to fix ...
On January 23, 1995, the CAA became the first bill signed into law for the 104th Congress.The legislation applied 11 civil rights, safety, labor, and public access federal laws to the Legislative Branch, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHAct), the Uniformed Service ...
The Florida House will investigate the sexual harassment allegations made by Frevola and Cutbirth, a spokesperson said last week. READ MORE: Two employees accuse Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe of ...
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.
Amid ongoing national attention on issues of sexual assault and workplace harassment, Democrats and others on the left are beginning to reexamine their response to the allegations against Clinton.