S3865-119

In Committee

BE HEARD in the Workplace Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 12, 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 H63858F32A76645AAB17A3C61018695A2: 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 HA33DFAA552C44083A61AC9866DE499D7: 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
  • Section H076515DDAC08466EA84AE58F3845A892: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to prevent and reduce prohibited discrimination, including harassment, in employment; to prevent and reduce...
  • Section H034A6FC1A0D348848FA58AC15BD98E3D: 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 HA76E31C245BB4F819A54EFA57811AC56: 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
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  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
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  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 12, 2026

Mrs. Murray (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, …

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
"postdispute arbitration agreement" §H10F93EEECA6A45C7BF38CD6006CFFAB7

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 contract" §H220E4292ED204570827296FD2F5066F6

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

"sexual orientation" §H4FB30B1C23C247AD9E0FA3CA6E150445

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

"covered client" §H9384FA1CC2C141B28898765E040E9890

an individual who— is an eligible client

"sexual orientation" §HA2CBB30E6D0E4C6FB2E3F64EF27F0D01

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

"also" §HA72FA99F493A40DAA95FCEB85E92D899

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 establishment" §HB4EBCCC6487C404DB937610CE71D8910

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

"postdispute arbitration agreement" §HFDF9FDCFEF0E42A19F8CA44C99DDA72D

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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