HR7583-119

In Committee

BE HEARD in the Workplace Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 13, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

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

Government Operations Labor Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 13, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2026

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?

Domains
Government Operations Labor Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

8 terms
"sexual orientation" §H06C53F3035214F5D85101BB198AB7D91

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

"postdispute arbitration agreement" §H3A177D461D324D1987701253B20A0E9F

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

"covered client" §H4BE2A0BE2A644C47A55E8A99CC2E91CC

an individual who— is an eligible client

"also" §H840D4617B11E487CA22300A78DB82BD0

sexual harassment, which is conduct that takes place in a circumstance described in clause (ii) and that takes the form of— a sexual advance

"covered contract" §HA88E683E1A7146C7B46986E4AF69071D

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

"covered establishment" §HBBD70D585FF04A7EB471F03348FAE940

an individual or entity that— is not acting as an employer or entity covered by a provision specified in subsection (a)

"sexual orientation" §HF6A656233A4A42E88191380C0C4AF969

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

"postdispute arbitration agreement" §HF710F267470C48E7A525DE5C966B941E

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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