BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H27DC49D71FA64837BC5BDEA8C634C555: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act or the...
- Section H0F628AD22D6241939D35CE524E2D352A: 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
- Section H5B933C4B4150475B9D9E10E7ACC7279D: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to prevent and reduce prohibited discrimination, including harassment, in employment; to prevent and reduce...
- Section H2E92EF71513F4B1082AEDD533BC6098B: 100. Definitions In subtitles A and B: The term Commission means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The term employer has the meaning given the term...
- Section H91A26AA11FC74FD2B9D253F7F42389E0: 101. Mandatory nondiscrimination policies Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each employer who has 15 or more employees...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …
Introduced in House
Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Strickland, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. In title VII— with respect to sex, an individual's pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition shall not receive less favorable treatment than other physical conditions
any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that arose before the time of the making of the agreement. The term worker means— an employee engaged in an activity affecting commerce
an individual who— is an eligible client
sexual harassment, which is conduct that takes place in a circumstance described in clause (ii) and that takes the form of— a sexual advance
a Federal contract for the procurement of property or services, including construction, valued in excess of $500,000. The term covered subcontract— means a subcontract for property or services under a Federal contract that is valued in excess of $500,000
an individual or entity that— is not acting as an employer or entity covered by a provision specified in subsection (a)
homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. In title VII— with respect to sex, an individual's pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition shall not receive less favorable treatment than other physical conditions
any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that arose before the time of the making of the agreement. The term worker means— an employee engaged in an activity affecting commerce
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