HR 4822 · 103th Congress · Congress

Congressional Accountability Act of 1994

Introduced 1994-07-25· Sponsored by Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 710.(1994-10-03)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1994-08-10
Roll #390
Yea 427Nay 4
Democrats
251 Yea·4 Nay
Republicans
175 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1994-08-10
Roll #390
Yea 427Nay 4
Democrats
251 Yea·4 Nay
Republicans
175 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Congressional Accountability Act - Applies, by a specified conditional date, provisions of the following laws to the legislative branch: (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; (7) provisions relating to Federal labor management relations; (8) the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; (10) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (11) the Freedom of Information Act; and (12) the Privacy Act. (Sec. 4) Establishes in the legislative branch an Office of Compliance to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the application of such laws to the legislative branch; (2) an examination of the procedures used by the instrumentalities to enforce the application of such laws; and (3) a determination as to whether such procedures may be used in lieu of those specified in this Act. Requires the Office's Director to issue regulations governing such applicability which shall be subject to congress…

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Cosponsors (16)

7 Democrats8 Republicans1 Independent