HR 1 · 104th Congress · Congress

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-01-04· Sponsored by Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.(1995-01-13)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1995-01-05
Roll #15
Yea 429Nay 0
Democrats
200 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
228 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1995-01-05
Roll #15
Yea 429Nay 0
Democrats
200 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
228 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 - 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) titles I and V of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA); (7) provisions relating to Federal labor management relations; (8) with the exception of the U.S. Capitol Police, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (10) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Requires that an action to abate a violation of OSHA for which a citation is received take place as soon as possible, but no later than the fiscal year after the citation is issued. (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 determin…

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Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans