H.Res. 480

[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.