[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 480 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 480
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
June 9, 2025.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. 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 nineteenth
congress.--In the case of the first session of the One Hundred
Nineteenth 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).
Attest:
Clerk.